Notebook Reviews: DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE

Rouben Mamoulian – 1931

Director Rouben Mamoulian delivers an early (and controversial) screen adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale. This 1931 version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is an atmospheric work that delivers all the elements that you would want from the story.

The terror and tension has dimmed somewhat over the decades, but there’s still much to enjoy if you embrace this horror – especially the make-up and transformation effects.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde might not be up there with the Universal horrors of the era, but this is still enjoyable nonetheless.