Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913 film)
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1913 horror film
, directed by Herbert Brenon and Carl Laemmle
, written by Brenon and produced by Laemmle. It is based on the Robert Louis Stevenson
story The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It stars King Baggot in the dual role of Jekyll and Hyde. The film was re-released in the US in August 1927.
Like so many other performers of this period, it was standard practice for the actors to apply their own make-up, and while assuming the dual role of Jekyll and Hyde, King Baggot employed a variety of different greasepaints and a tangled mass of crepe hair. Through a series of camera dissolves Baggot was able to achieve the transformation. This is the only version in which Jekyll almost discovers an antidote.
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
, directed by Herbert Brenon and Carl Laemmle
Carl Laemmle
Carl Laemmle , born in Laupheim, Württemberg, Germany, was a pioneer in American film making and a founder of one of the original major Hollywood movie studios - Universal...
, written by Brenon and produced by Laemmle. It is based on the Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....
story The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It stars King Baggot in the dual role of Jekyll and Hyde. The film was re-released in the US in August 1927.
Like so many other performers of this period, it was standard practice for the actors to apply their own make-up, and while assuming the dual role of Jekyll and Hyde, King Baggot employed a variety of different greasepaints and a tangled mass of crepe hair. Through a series of camera dissolves Baggot was able to achieve the transformation. This is the only version in which Jekyll almost discovers an antidote.
Cast
- King BaggotKing BaggotWilliam King Baggot was an American actor, director and screenwriter. He was an internationally famous movie star of the silent era...
as Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Hyde - Jane GailJane GailJane Gail was an early American silent movie andstage actress.She is best remembered for her role in the 1913 silent film adaptations of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, where she gained worldwide fame as Dr. Jekyll's imperiled fiancée...
as Alice - Matt SnyderMatt SnyderMatt Snyder is a Canadian football quarterback. He has played for the semi-pro London Silverbacks of the North American Football League and for the University of Windsor Lancers...
as Alice's father - Howard CramptonHoward CramptonHoward Crampton was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 73 films between 1913 and 1922.He was born in New York, New York.-Selected filmography:* Dr. Jekyll and Mr...
as Dr. Lanyon - William Sorelle as Utterson, the attorney