Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

G

Released Aug 12, 1941

1h 54m

Horror

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Gentle Dr. Jekyll (Spencer Tracy) experiments with human nature, believing that each person has both good and evil sides that can be brought forth chemically. Jekyll tests a serum on himself, releasing his vicious alter ego, Mr. Hyde, on 19th-century London. Prowling the town, Hyde ventures to a music hall and encounters Ivy (Ingrid Bergman), whom he takes forcibly as his mistress. When the serum's effects wear off, Jekyll vows never to take it again. But Hyde is not gone for good.

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Critics Consensus

Despite its powerful cast, Stevenson's classic story loses its social and sexual undertones in this lustless, but still decently entertaining, adaptation.

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Dan Jardine

Slant Magazine

Conventions of the time did not allow director Victor Fleming to examine the powerful sexual undertones of Stevenson's tale, robbing the film of much of its potential insight

Rated: 66/100

Aug 2, 2010

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

Well shot by Joseph Ruttenberg, and the transformations are effectively handled, but it's generally shallow and anaemic.

Jan 26, 2006

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Howard Thompson

New York Times

A little Freudian theory is a dangerous thing. It can make a piece of errant hokum dizzy with significance.

Rated: 2/5

May 21, 2003

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Josh Larsen

LarsenOnFilm

Kinky, cleverly constructed, and featuring against-type performances from three of classic Hollywood’s biggest names...

Rated: 3.5/4

Jul 17, 2023

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

Essentially a prestige MGM monster movie, but the final product feels almost too polished and too afraid is its own genre to be any fun

Rated: 2/4

Jun 15, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Ingrid Bergman is superb, but inconsistencies in Jekyll’s character work against the film’s total success.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 16, 2022

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Christina S

I have always loved this movie. I think that Ingrid Bergman is marvelous - luminous and she gives a wonderful performance. Spencer Tracy is genuinely scary as Hyde. I like this version better that the 1932 version, which I think is dated.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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Julian S

Despite the strong cast, it’s a dreadfully tedious adaptation, with Tracy completely miscast in both versions of the role.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/06/24

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Steve D

Inferior to the original but still solid.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/26/23

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andy f

A thoroughly entertaining and classy rendition of the classic tale. The implications of Hyde's actions are quite shocking for the era. Spencer Tracy is superb but Ingrid Bergman is hopelessly miscast.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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deke p

Ingrid Bergman is very sexy as prostitute. LANA TURNER is SMOKING HOT BEAUTIFUL as the fiance. XLNT CAST. XLNT MOVIE. Xlnt special effects for the age. Xlnt Spencer Tracy as Dr. J & Mr. H. Never saw until tonite on regular TV, 9.18.19.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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The best movie score ever composed!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Synopsis

Gentle Dr. Jekyll (Spencer Tracy) experiments with human nature, believing that each person has both good and evil sides that can be brought forth chemically. Jekyll tests a serum on himself, releasing his vicious alter ego, Mr. Hyde, on 19th-century London. Prowling the town, Hyde ventures to a music hall and encounters Ivy (Ingrid Bergman), whom he takes forcibly as his mistress. When the serum's effects wear off, Jekyll vows never to take it again. But Hyde is not gone for good.

Director: Victor Fleming
Producer: Victor Fleming, Victor Saville
Screenwriter: John Lee Mahin
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rating: G
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 12, 1941, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 7, 2008
Runtime: 1h 54m

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