Doctor and demon

Movie
German title	Doctor and demon
Original title	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1941
length	113 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Victor Fleming
script	John Lee Mahin
production	Victor Saville for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
music	Franz Waxman Daniele Amfitheatrof Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
camera	Joseph Ruttenberg
cut	Harold F. Kress
occupation
Spencer Tracy : Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde Ingrid Bergman : Ivy Peterson Lana Turner : Beatrix Emery Donald Crisp : Sir Charles Emery Ian Hunter : Dr. John Lanyon Barton MacLane : Sam Higgins C. Aubrey Smith : Bishop Manners Peter Godfrey : Poole, Jekylls Butler Sara Allgood : Mrs. Higgins Frederick Worlock : Dr. Heath William Tannen : Intern Fenwick Billy Bevan : Mr. Weller Forrester Harvey : Old Prouty Lumsden Hare : Colonel Weymouth Lawrence Grant : Dr. Courtland Doris Lloyd : Mrs. Marley
synchronization

Doctor and Demon is a 1941 American horror film directed by Victor Fleming . It is the twelfth of more than 50 adaptations of the novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson whilst dealing with the remake of Rouben Mamoulians Version Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from 1931. The world premiere took place on August 12, 1941 in New York City .

action

Dr. Jekyll believes that there is good and evil in everyone. His experiments to separate these properties evoke his dark side called Hyde. Experience teaches him how bad Mr. Hyde can be: he kills Ivy Peterson, who is interested in Dr. Jekyll has shown, and Sir Charles, his fiancée's father. In the end, Jekyll's best friend shoots Mr. Hyde, causing Dr. Jekyll also has to die since Hyde is part of him.

Reviews

"An interesting and technically well-solved psychoanalytical study based on R. L. Stevenson's novel, which, however, exaggerates the horror - excellently played in the title role."

- Lexicon of international film

“Although Spencer Tracy - who actually didn't want to take on the role - didn't get to Fredric March's interpretation of the double role of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , but still plays very well. The female superstars of Hollywood at the time, Ingrid Bergman and Lana Turner, can be seen at Tracy's side. "

- prism

"A psychological crime thriller, which is designed so seriously that it gives rise to thinking about the good and bad in people."

- Protestant film observer

Awards

The film was nominated for three Academy Awards at the Academy Awards in 1942 - Best Cinematography ( Joseph Ruttenberg ), Best Editing ( Harold F. Kress ) and Best Film Music ( Franz Waxman ) - but came out empty-handed.

German version

The synchronization was created in 1949 by the Motion Picture Export Organization. The dialogue book was written by Kurt Hinz and the dialogue was directed by Alfred Vohrer .

role	actor	Voice actor
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde	Spencer Tracy	René Deltgen
Ivy Peterson	Ingrid Bergman	Eva Vaitl
Beatrix Emery	Lana Turner	Marianne Stanior
Sir Charles Emery	Donald Crisp	Walter Holten

The German premiere was on May 13, 1949, the Austrian followed shortly afterwards on May 24, 1949.

Web links

Commons : Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941 film)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Doctor and demon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Doctor and demon in the online film database
• Doctor and demon at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
• Criticism in the film headquarters

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Doctor and demon. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .  
2. ^ Criticism on prisma.de
3. ↑ Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 96/1949
4. ↑ Doctor and demon. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on March 2, 2017 . 
5. ↑ World premieres according to IMDb