Louis Wolheim (left) and John Barrymore.     Photo: courtesy Kino International.

Cast: John Barrymore [Doctor Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde], Martha Mansfield [Millicent Carew], Brandon Hurst [Sir George Carew], Charles Lane [Dr. Richard Lanyon], J. Malcolm Dunn [John Utterson], Nita Naldi [Gina], Cecil Clovelly [Edward Enfield], George Stevens [Poole], Louis Wolheim [music hall owner]

Famous Players-Lasky Corporation production; distributed by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation (Paramount Pictures Corporation) [Paramount-Artcraft Pictures]. / Scenario by Clara S. Beranger, from the novelette The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. Art direction by Robert M. Haas + [Clark Robinson] (architecture) and Charles O. Seessel (decorations). Assistant director Shaw Lovett. Cinematography by Roy Overbaugh. Presented by Adolph Zukor. / © 18 March 1920 by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation [LP14921]. Premiere 28 March 1920 in New York, New York. Released April 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. Color-toned. / The production was shot at Paramount’s Astoria studios on Long Island, New York.

Drama: Horror.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.1063.

Survival Status: Prints exist in the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House film archive, and in the Museum of Modern Art film archive; also [8mm reduction positive].

Keywords: Authors: Robert Louis Stevenson - Butlers - Chemistry - Experiments - Horror - Medical: Doctors - United Kingdom: England: London - Vamps

Listing updated: 25 March 2007.

References: Film credits, film viewing : AFI-F1 n. F1.1063; Aylesworth-Monsters pp. 54-55, 140; Aylesworth-Movie pp. 51-52, 73; Baer-Film p. 69; Card-Seductive pp. 90, 92, 94; Edmonds-BigU p. 109; Everson-American pp. 127, 150, 182b; Kael-Kiss p. 289; Keylin-NYTimes p. 66; Lahue-Collecting p. 27, 48; Lahue-Gentlemen p. 17, 18, 20; Limbacher-Feature p. 65; Maltin-Guide p. 348; Manchel-Terrors pp. 14, 42-45; Marrero-Vintage pp. 4, 12-13, 20, 55, 157; McCaffrey-Guide p. 14f; Nollen-Karloff p. 298; Steinbrunner-Encyclopedia p. 373; Sweeney-Coming p. 19 : Website-NFPF.

Home Video: DVD.