Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913)

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Title: Hyde devours its creator


Articulated through letters relevant to the action rather than the posters themselves on the time of filming, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1913) is the third or even fourth adaptation of Stevenson's classic novel to the film medium, still short of referring to less than half an hour. However, this would be the first version to be considered in... read more

This version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was incredibly boring. I am almost not sure as to even approach the 1920 silent version. It just doesn't seem right to view this material in silence. It needs to be heard.

Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.