USA, 1920
40m, 1500 metres/5 reels
35mm film, black and white, 1.33:1
silent
An American science fiction/horror film directed by Charles J. Hayden.
Plot Summary
Dr Jekyll dreams that he has developed a potion which can separate the good and evil in Man. But the dream also exposes the inherent dangers of the experiment and when he wakes, he decides against continuing his research.
Credits
Crew
Director: Charles J. Hayden
Pioneer Film Corporation
Producer: Louis Meyer
Scenario: Charles J. Hayden
Novel: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Cast
Sheldon Lewis (Doctor Jekyll/Mr Hyde)
Alexander Shannon (Dr Lanyon)
Dora Mills Adams (Mrs Lanyon)
Gladys Field (Bernice Lanyon)
Harold Forshay (Edward Utterson)
Leslie Austin (Danvers Carew)
Links
Extracts included in
Kingdom of Shadows (1998)
References
Books
- Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror (2nd edition) by Phil Hardy (ed) p.27 – credits, review
