Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920 film) - Directed by John S. Robertson - Full Movie

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

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1920 American silent horror film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released through Paramount/Artcraft. The film, which stars John Barrymore, is an adaptation of the 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. John S. Robertson directed the production, and Clara Beranger wrote the screenplay, based on the 1887 stage play by Thomas Russell Sullivan that in turn was based on the novel.

Directed by: John S. Robertson
Written by: Clara Beranger, Thomas Russell Sullivan (1887 stage play)
Based on: Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Produced by: Adolph Zukor, Jesse L. Lasky
Starring: John Barrymore, Martha Mansfield, Charles W. Lane, Nita Naldi
Cinematography: Roy F. Overbaugh
Production company: Famous Players-Lasky/Artcraft Pictures
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release date: March 28, 1920 (New York premiere)
Running time: 79 minutes
Country: United States
Languages: Silent film, English intertitles

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