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Variety
Described the film as a 'fine and dignified presentation' with an 'excellent' performance by John Barrymore, despite reservations about the plot's 'absurd nature'.
A doctor's research into the roots of evil turns him into a hideous depraved fiend.
Directed byJohn S. Robertson
Written byRobert Louis Stevenson, Clara Beranger
Critical Consensus
6.9
IMDb
6.7
TMDB
Early 1920s film critics generally praised Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, particularly John Barrymore's performance, though some reviews expressed mixed opinions, especially regarding Barrymore's 'ghastly' Hyde makeup. The film was a commercial success, drawing large crowds.
The Cast
John Barrymore
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
Brandon Hurst
Sir George Carewe
Martha Mansfield
Millicent Carewe
Charles Lane
Dr. Richard Lanyon
CC
Cecil Clovelly
Edward Enfield
Nita Naldi
Miss Gina
Louis Wolheim
Music Hall Proprietor
AA
Alma Aiken
Extra (uncredited)
JD
J. Malcolm Dunn
John Utterson (uncredited)
Ferdinand Gottschalk
Old Man at Table in Music Hall (uncredited)
Trivia
The 1920 film "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" is now in the public domain.
The initial transformation of Jekyll into Hyde was achieved with no makeup, relying solely on John Barrymore's ability to contort his face and body.
During Hyde's first reversion to Jekyll, a prosthetic finger from Hyde can be seen flying across the screen, having been dislodged by John Barrymore's convulsions.
John Barrymore helped Nita Naldi obtain a part in the film after spotting her dancing at the Winter Garden Theatre in Manhattan, as noted in her 1961 New York Times obituary.
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Critics
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Smith
Cautioned readers about Barrymore's Hyde, observing it as a 'terrible being' with 'the most ghastly make-up we recall ever seeing in the films.'
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Photoplay
Predicted the film would 'easily become the most talked of picture of the time,' reporting that crowds broke doors and windows to see its New York debut.
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