Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Directed by	Victor Fleming
Produced by	Victor Saville
Written by	Robert Louis Stevenson (novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) John Lee Mahin Percy Heath 1931 screenplay (uncredited) Samuel Hoffenstein 1931 screenplay (uncredited)
Starring	Spencer Tracy Ingrid Bergman Lana Turner
Music by	Franz Waxman
Cinematography by
Editing by
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Released	August 12, 1941 U.S. release
Running time	113 min / Germany:90 min / Germany:108 min (VHS version)
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Language	English
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IMDb profile

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a remake of the 1931 film of the same title. It is based on Robert Louis Stevenson's novel and stars Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman & Lana Turner. The movie was directed by Victor Fleming, who also directed Gone with the Wind & The Wizard of Oz Victor Fleming (February 23, 1883 - January 6, 1949) (sometimes Vic Fleming) was an American film director. ... Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson (November 13, 1850 – December 3, 1894), was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer. ... Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American film actor who appeared in 74 films from 1930 to 1967. ... Ingrid Bergman at 14 ▶ (August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982) was an Academy Award-winning Swedish actress. ... Lana Turner Lana Turner (February 8, 1921 – June 29, 1995) was an American actress famed early in her career for tight sweaters and smoldering sensuality and later in her career for sudsy romance films with maximum tragedy and glamorous gowns. ... Franz Waxman (December 24, 1906 - February 24, 1967), born Franz Wachsmann, was a German-born Jewish-American composer of music for films. ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... See also: 1940 in film 1941 1942 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films Sergeant York Buck Privates, starring Abbott and Costello Tobacco Road Academy Awards Best Picture: How Green Was My Valley - 20th Century-Fox Best Actor: Gary Cooper - Sergeant York Best Actress... Dr. Jekyll and Mr. ... Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson (November 13, 1850 – December 3, 1894), was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer. ... Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American film actor who appeared in 74 films from 1930 to 1967. ... Ingrid Bergman at 14 ▶ (August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982) was an Academy Award-winning Swedish actress. ... Lana Turner Lana Turner (February 8, 1921 – June 29, 1995) was an American actress famed early in her career for tight sweaters and smoldering sensuality and later in her career for sudsy romance films with maximum tragedy and glamorous gowns. ... Victor Fleming (February 23, 1883 - January 6, 1949) (sometimes Vic Fleming) was an American film director. ... Gone with the Wind is considered as one of the greatest films of all time. ... Ironically, on February 12, 1939, Victor Fleming again replaced George Cukor in directing Gone with the Wind. ...

Plot

Dr. Jekyll (Tracy) believes good and evil exist in everyone. Experiments reveal his evil side, named Hyde. Experience teaches him how evil Hyde can be: he kills Ivy (Bergman) who earlier expressed interest in Jekyll and Sir Charles (Donald Crisp), Jekyll's faincee's father. Donald Crisp (July 27, 1880 – May 25, 1974) was a film actor and director. ...

Casting

Despite having not yet met his famous co-star, Spencer Tracy originally wanted Katharine Hepburn to play both Bergman's and Turner's roles as the "bad" woman and "good" woman, who would then turn out to be the same woman. Katharine Hepburn Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an iconic star of American film, television and stage, widely recognized for her sharp wit, New England gentility and fierce independence. ...

Awards

The movie was nominated for 3 Oscars: For Best Cinematography (Black-and-White), Best Film Editing & Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture.

External links

• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde at the Internet Movie Database