Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
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| Original title | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1920 |
| length | 40 minutes |
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| Director | J. Charles Haydon |
| script | J. Charles Haydon |
| production | Louis Meyer |
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is an American horror film from 1920. It is a further adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , should not be confused with the much better known version with John Barrymore in the lead role , published in the same year .
action
Before the eyes of his butler , the doctor Dr. Jekyll in Mr. Hyde. The butler exclaims in horror that his master is now “the Apostle from Hell!” (“The Apostle of Hell!”). Equipped with fangs and disheveled hair, Hyde roams the city and does all sorts of crimes. The police can finally catch him. The monster is interrogated, taken to prison and finally strapped to the electric chair. The next moment, Jekyll, slumbering in a chair, wakes up from a nightmare and exclaims with relief: “I believe in God! I have a soul ... "(" I believe in God! I have a soul ... ") and, under the impression of the dream, decides not to carry out his intended chemistry experiment.
background
Film producer Louis Meyer was due to copyright infringements of the rotated in the same year full-length Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) by John S. Robertson set the plot in New York and the main story deviate at crucial points. The end product was so disastrous that director J. Charles Haydon had his name removed from production.
Others
Contrary to other sources, producer Louis Meyer should not be confused with MGM founder Louis B. Mayer .
literature
- Robert Louis Stevenson : The Curious Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (= Insel-Taschenbuch. 3102). (Original title: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. ). Translated from the English by Grete Rambach . Insel-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main et al. 2004, ISBN 3-458-34802-6 .
Web links
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Ronald M. Hahn , Volker Jansen: Lexicon of Science Fiction Films. (2000 films from 1902 to the present day). Volume 1: A - L (= Heyne books 32, Heyne film library 250). Updated new edition, 7th edition, 1st edition of this edition. Heyne, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-453-11860-X , p. 208.
- ↑ IMDb