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Release Date:
April 1920 (USA)
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Tagline:
The world's greatest actor in a tremendous story of man at his best and worst!
Plot:
Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
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Barrymore's Hyde is a beaut!
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Runtime:
67 min (1971 alternate version) | 80 min (Kino Print)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1
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This was one of the first major productions filmed in Paramount's then new Astoria Long Island studios. Opened in 1919 the studios underwent a major soundproofing renovation when talkies arrived in 1929.
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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Jekyll is pondering to drink the potion for the first time, we see the glass he's to drink from is half filled with potion. In the next shot when Jekyll brings the glass up to his lips the glass is empty.
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This 1920 production was the work of Famous Players (later Paramount) and the studio's early style of imitating a stage look limits this film visually and in terms of its acting, which is not subtle. However, Barrymore delivers with panache and flamboyance as the dual personality doctor. His makeup and mannerisms as Hyde are really grotesque, providing reason enough to watch the film. The sets are also very well done; you can almost see the slime of grunge coming off the pedestals and door posts, very similar to the look of Universal's later "Phantom of the Opera" w/ Lon Chaney. But what with the static camera, this film comes off as quite a sleep inducer, and seems a lot longer than it is. Still, wroth seeing for Barrymore's performance and excellent makeup.