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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
AKA {The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde}
(1912) American
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Lucius Henderson

Cast: James Cruze [Henry Jekyll], Harry Benham [Mr. Hyde], Florence La Badie [his sweetheart], Marie Eline [a little girl knocked down by Hyde], Marguerite Snow

Thanhouser Company production. / From a stage play adaptation by Thomas Russell Sullivan of the novelette The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. / No copyright registration. Released 16 January 1912. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format.

Drama.

Survival Status: Incomplete print exists [35mm positive].

Keywords: Authors: Robert Louis Stevenson

Listing updated: 3 May 2007.

References: Film credits, film viewing : Aylesworth-Monsters pp. 53, 139; Baer-Film p. 69; Lahue-Gentlemen p. 18; Manchel-Terrors pp. 9-10, 40; Marrero-Vintage pp. 11-12, 157; Slide-Aspects p. 71; Steinbrunner-Encyclopedia p. 373; Tarbox-Lost pp. 97, 102 : Website-Thanhouser.

Home Video: DVD.

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