Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Dr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone. Experiments reveal
his evil side, named Hyde. Experience teaches him how evil Hyde can be:
he kills Ivy who earlier expressed interest in Jekyll and Sir Charles, Jekyll's
faincee's father.
Directed by Victor Fleming
Writing credits: Robert Louis Stevenson, John Lee Mahin, Percy Heath
1931 screenplay, Samuel Hoffenstein 1931 screenplay
Cast:
Spencer Tracy .... Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Hyde
Ingrid Bergman .... Ivy Peterson
Lana Turner .... Beatrix Emery
Donald Crisp .... Sir Charles Emery
Ian Hunter .... Dr. John Lanyon
Barton MacLane .... Sam Higgins
C. Aubrey Smith .... Bishop Manners
Peter Godfrey .... Poole, Jekyll's Butler
Sara Allgood .... Mrs. Higgins
Frederick Worlock .... Dr. Heath (as Frederic Worlock)
William Tannen .... Intern Fenwick
Frances Robinson .... Marcia
Denis Green .... Freddie
Billy Bevan .... Mr. Weller
Forrester Harvey .... Old Prouty
Lumsden Hare .... Colonel Weymouth
Lawrence Grant .... Dr. Courtland
John Barclay .... Constable at Church
Rudolph Andrean .... Art Student
Jimmy Aubrey .... Hanger-On
Vangie Beilby .... Spinster in Art Museum
Lydia Bilbrook .... Lady Copewell
Hillary Brooke .... Mrs. Arnold
Rita Carlyle
Herbert Clifton .... Hostler
Alec Craig .... Tripped Waiter
David Dunbar .... Footman
Al Ferguson .... Constable
Mary Field .... Wife
Gwen Gaze .... Mrs. French
Douglas Gordon .... Cockney
Eldon Gorst .... Messenger
Frank Hagney .... Drunk
Bobby Hale .... Cart Driver
Stuart Hall
Winifred Harris .... Mrs. Weymouth
Harold Howard .... Blind Man
Brandon Hurst .... Briggs, Lanyon's Butler
Olaf Hytten .... Hobson
P.J. Kelly
Colin Kenny .... Constable
Claude King .... Uncle Geoffrey
Susanne Leach .... Dowager in Church
Doris Lloyd .... Mrs. Marley
Gwendolyn Logan .... Mrs. Courtland
Eric Lonsdale .... Husband
Frances MacInerney .... Young Woman
Aubrey Mather .... Inspector
Cyril McLaglen .... Drunk
Alice Mock .... Soloist in 'See Me Dance the Polka' Number
Pat Moriarity .... Drunk
Lionel Pape .... Mr. Marley
Milton Parsons .... Choir Master
John Power .... Constable
Clara Reid .... Old Woman
Patsy Shaw .... Specialty Dancer
Yorke Sherwood .... Chairman
James P. Spencer .... Young Man
Jack Stewart .... Constable
Jacques Vanaire .... French Attendant
Pax Walker
Martha Wentworth .... Landlady
C.M. 'Slats' Wyrick .... Thug
Produced by Victor Saville
Original Music by Franz Waxman, Daniele Amfitheatrof,
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, George Grossmith (song "See Me Dance the Polka")
Cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg
Film Editing by Harold F. Kress
Art Direction by Cedric Gibbons
Set Decoration by Edwin B. Willis
Costume Design by Adrian (gowns)
Gile Steele (men's costumes)
Makeup Department Jack Dawn .... makeup artist
Production Management Keith Weeks .... unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Tom Andre .... assistant director
Art Department Daniel B. Cathcart .... associate art director
Sound Department Douglas Shearer .... recording director
Special Effects by Warren Newcombe .... special effects
Stunts Gil Perkins .... stunts
Other crew:
Peter Ballbusch .... montage
Ernst Matray .... dance director (as Ernest Matray)
Robert Bradford .... whistling double: Spencer Tracy
Carl 'Major' Roup .... script clerk
Runtime: 113 min / Germany:90 min / Germany:108 min (VHS version)
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification: Australia:PG / Finland:K-16 / Sweden:15 / USA:Approved (PCA #7341)
Trivia: The studio had originally cast Ingrid Bergman in the Beatrix Emery
role and Lana Turner in the Ivy Peterson role. Bergman felt the role of Ivy
was more challenging and persuaded the producers to switch roles with
Turner.When author W. Somerset Maugham visited the set during the
filming, he supposedly watched a bit of Spencer Tracy's performance
and asked sardonically, "Which one is he now, Jekyll or Hyde?"The
character of Ivy Peterson was taken not from Robert Louis Stevenson's
original novella, but from the 1931 film version. Ivy never appears in the
original story, nor, for that matter, does Jekyll's fiancée.The concept of
the two female loves of Jekyll/Hyde's life, aristocratic Beatrix Emery and
barmaid Ivy Petersen, actually originated in the original stage version of
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", as adapted by T.R. Sullivan for the great 19th
century stage actor 'Richard Mansfield (III)' . The Stevenson novella
mentions no female love interest of any sort for either Jekyll or Hyde
Despite having not yet met his famous co-star, Spencer Tracy wanted
the characters of Ivy and Beatrix to be played by the same actress,
Katharine Hepburn, to reinforce the theme of the good and bad qualities
in every individual.The studio's original choice for the dual role was Robert
Donat.
Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars.
Tagline: It CHILLS you! Half-MAN! Half-MONSTER!
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