Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941 film)
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| Directed by | Victor Fleming |
| Produced by | Victor Saville |
| Written by |
John Lee Mahin Percy Heath Samuel Hoffenstein |
| Based on |
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1886 novella by Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Starring |
Spencer Tracy Ingrid Bergman Lana Turner |
| Music by | Franz Waxman |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Edited by | Harold F. Kress |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,140,000 |
| Box office | $1,279,000 (Domestic) $1,072,000 (Foreign) |
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1941 horror film starring Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman and Lana Turner. Rather than being a new film version of the novel, it is a direct remake of the 1931 film of the same title, which differs greatly from the novel, due to both films' heavy dependence on the Thomas Sullivan stage version. The movie was based on Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and directed by Victor Fleming, director of Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz two years earlier. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (where Fleming was based) acquired the rights to the 1931 film, originally released by Paramount Pictures, in order to keep the earlier film out of circulation. Every print of the 1931 film that could be located was destroyed, making it essentially a "lost film" for decades except for clips until a full version was found and restored.
The MGM version was produced by Victor Saville and adapted by John Lee Mahin from the screenplay of the earlier film by Percy Heath and Samuel Hoffenstein. The music score was composed by Franz Waxman with uncredited contributions by Daniele Amfitheatrof and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. The cinematographer was Joseph Ruttenberg, the art director was Cedric Gibbons, and the costume designers were Adrian and Gile Steele. Jack Dawn created the make-up for the dissolute Mr. Hyde's appearance.
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