Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932)

“(OK) Early talkie and Mamoulian masterpiece, peek of precode morality and exploration on evil and instincts. March is appaing, monster (its a terror film outside the genre), the rounds with Hopkins are pure anthology” read more

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"This is the earliest "talkie" adaptation of Jekyll and Hyde, and one that is largely forgotten in favor of the Spencer Tracy version that would come out not long after. Still, I was surprised by the quality of this picture, especially compared to it's more famous contemporaries. One thing that makes this film stand above the genre offerings of it's day is the character development. The film is much longer than most horror films were at the time, truly allowing the characters to take shape, and c"

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" This is the earliest "talkie" adaptation of Jekyll and Hyde, and one that is largely forgotten in favor of the Spencer Tracy version that would come out not long after. Still, I was surprised by the quality of this picture, especially compared to it's more famous contemporaries. One thing that makes this film stand above the genre offerings of it's day is the character development. The film is much longer than most horror films were at the time, truly allowing the characters to take shape"

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"Robert Louis Stevenson's novella about a doctor who believes everyone has the potential for good and evil in them and, in his experiments, manages to unleash the evil side of himself to an extent that is beyond his control, has been adapted many times but never so successfully as in the underrated Rouben Mamoulian's 1931 take on the classic psychological horror. 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' is perhaps best remembered for Frederic March's astonishing central performance which won him a well-deserved"

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"Directed by: Rouben Mamoulian Dr. Jekyll faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run wild with a potion that transforms him into the animalistic Mr. Hyde."

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"1931/32! Winner: Fredric March! Nominees: Wallace Beery - The Champ as Andy "Champ" Purcell Alfred Lunt - The Guardsman as The Actor"