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Bookmark this pageDr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1920)
Director: John S Robertson
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Dominated by Barrymore's stagy bravura, and especially by the celebrated transformation scenes, this early adaptation of Stevenson's story elsewhere rarely rises above the routine, despite the efforts of cinematographer Roy Overbough to shadow the squalid streets of London expressionistically.Author: PT
Cast & crew
Director: John S Robertson
Producer: Adolph Zukor
Cast: John Barrymore, Brandon Hurst, Martha Mansfield, Charles Lane, Nita Naldi, Louis Wolheim full cast
Genre(s): Horror
Duration: 67 mins
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