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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Director(s)	Rouben Mamoulian
Producer(s)	Adolph Zukor (executive uncredited)
Top Genres	Drama, Film Adaptation, Horror, Science Fiction
Top Topics	Book-Based, Mad Scientists, Monster, Pre-Code Cinema

Featured Cast:

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Fredric March
(as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr....)

Miriam Hopkins
(as Ivy Pearson)

Rose Hobart
(as Muriel Carew)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Overview:

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) was a Drama - Horror Film directed by Rouben Mamoulian and produced by Adolph Zukor.

The film was based on the novel The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde written by Robert Louis Stevenson published in 1886.

Academy Awards 1941 --- Ceremony Number 14 (source: AMPAS)

Award	Recipient	Result
Best Actor	Fredric March	Won
Best Cinematography	Karl Struss	Nominated
Best Writing	Percy Heath, Samuel Hoffenstein	Nominated
Best Cinematography	Joseph Ruttenberg	Nominated
Best Film Editing	Harold F. Kress	Nominated
Best Music - Scoring	Franz Waxman	Nominated

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Quotes from

Dr. Jekyll: Oh, God. This I did not intend. I saw a light but did not know where it was headed. I have tresspassed on your domain. I've gone further than man should go. Forgive me. Help me!

Mr. Hyde: [after strangling Ivy]
Isn't Hyde a lover after your own heart?

Mr. Hyde: Think before you decide, I tell you! Do you want to be left as you are, or do you want your eyes and your soul to be blasted by a sight that would stagger the devil himself?

Facts about

John Barrymore, who had made a big comeback in the 1920 silent version, was offered the leading role in this film but turned it down.

Edgar Norton had first played Poole onstage in 1898.

The heavy make up he wore as Hyde almost damaged Fredric March's face.

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