Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931 film)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1931 American pre-Code horror film, directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Fredric March, who plays a possessed doctor who tests his new formula that can unleash people's inner demons. The film is an adaptation of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the 1886 Robert Louis Stevenson tale of a man who takes a potion which turns him from a mild-mannered man of science into a homicidal maniac.
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| Directed by | Rouben Mamoulian |
| Screenplay by | Samuel Hoffenstein Percy Heath |
| Based on | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1886 novella by Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Produced by | Rouben Mamoulian |
| Starring | Fredric March Miriam Hopkins Rose Hobart |
| Cinematography | Karl Struss |
| Edited by | William Shea |
| Music by | Johann Sebastian Bach (uncredited) Herman Hand (adaptor – uncredited) |
Production company | Paramount Pictures |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $535,000 |
| Box office | $1.25 million (U.S. and Canada rentals) |
The film was a critical and commercial success upon its release. Nominated for three Academy Awards, March won the award for Best Actor, sharing the award with Wallace Beery for The Champ.
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