Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.7
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Directed by: John S. Robertson
Overview
A doctor's research into the roots of evil turns him into a hideous depraved fiend.
Reviews (2)
talisencrw (Rated: 8)
A very good early silent with both exquisite direction and a fine acting performance by John Barrymore. Well-worth checking out for cinephiles with a heightened interest in the origins of American horror cinema.
CinemaSerf (Rated: 7)
I'd have to admit that John Barrymore was certainly no oil painting. Unlike so many silent-era film stars, he could actually act, rather then just look longingly into the camera and/or the gal's doey eyes. Here he portrays Robert Louis Stevenson's eponymous characters with quite some menace and skil...
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