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

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Movie Info

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.

Rating:

G
Genre:

horror
Original Language:

English
Director:

Victor Fleming
Producer:

Victor Fleming, Victor Saville
Writer:

John Lee Mahin
Release Date (Streaming):

Apr 19, 2016
Runtime:

1h 54m
Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast & Crew

Spencer Tracy
Dr. Henry Jekyll, Mr. Hyde

Ingrid Bergman
Ivy Peterson

Lana Turner
Beatrix Emery

Donald Crisp
Sir Charles Emery

Ian Hunter
Dr. John Lanyon

Barton MacLane
Sam Higgins

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Critic Reviews for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

All Critics (21) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (7)

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

August 2, 2010 | Rating: 66/100 | Full Review…

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

January 26, 2006 | Full Review…

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

May 21, 2003 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Howard Thompson
New York Times
Under Victor Fleming's direction, it's sober and turgid but far from unwatchable, thanks exclusively to the caliber of the performances.

September 26, 2001 | Full Review…

Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
Despite the major stars populating what was once a mere horror shocker, the additives of lengthier sequences of torment and drama slow down the momentum.

August 5, 2020 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…

Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
If you mess with perfection, you end up with the beast.

August 16, 2011 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Wesley Lovell
Cinema Sight
MGM gave the familiar story the big-budget, big-star treatment, but in the process drained it of all of its biting social and psychological implications.

September 26, 2007 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

TV Guide
Quite eerie classic thriller with Tracy surprisingly good in title role(s).

June 1, 2007 | Rating: 5/5

Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com
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July 7, 2005 | Rating: 3/5

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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June 1, 2005 | Rating: 4/5

Michael Szymanski
Zap2it.com
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May 12, 2005 | Rating: 4/5

Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat
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February 3, 2005 | Rating: 4/5

Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

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Audience Reviews for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Oct 26, 2015

Watch this OR the previous one. Both are good and there's little difference.

Marcus W Super Reviewer
Sep 05, 2010

One of my favourite horror movies of the 40s. Great cast, classic story, it's exciting, dramatic, and somewhat romantic. I love it.

Aj V Super Reviewer
Sep 05, 2009

Very very nice version of the classic tale.

Tim S Super Reviewer
Aug 07, 2008

Spencer Tracy assays the schizophrenic Jekyll/Hyde role in this remake of the 1931 hit. A notch below its model, but it does feature the memorable image of Ingrid Bergman's head as a champagne bottle cork.

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