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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde [1] is an 1886 Gothic horror novella by British author Robert Louis Stevenson.It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll, and a murderous criminal named Edward Hyde.
Cap'n O.G. Readmore and his friends are holding their Friday Night Book Club meeting on a rainy, eerie night. They select the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and when the book is opened, the butler character comes to life and kidnaps Wordsy into the story in an attempt to change its intended tragic course and Cap'n O.G. follows to rescue him.
King Baggot played Jekyll and Hyde in the 1913 silent movie adaptation of the novel, directed by Herbert Brenon. John Barrymore played Jekyll and Hyde in the 1920 silent movie adaptation of the novel. Fredric March played Jekyll and Hyde in the 1931 film adaptation of the novel, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1920 American silent horror film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released through Paramount/Artcraft. The film, which stars John Barrymore , is an adaptation of the 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson . [ 4 ]
1989, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, TV U.S., with Laura Dern and Anthony Andrews in the dual role. This version was adapted by J. Michael Straczynski. Broadcast as episode 3 of the horror anthology series Nightmare Classics. 1990, TV UK, Jekyll & Hyde, a made-for-television film starring Michael Caine in the title roles.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was a milestone in the careers of Sullivan and Mansfield. Sullivan left his banking job to become a full-time writer. He wrote three more plays (none successful), several novels, and a two-volume collection of short stories, many of which have Gothic elements.
The novel is an account of Holmes' dealing with the mystery of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as originally narrated in Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. [2] [3] The book has since been republished in 2001 by I-Books [4] and in 2010 Titan Books, [4] the latter under their Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ...
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde is a 1995 science fiction comedy film directed by David Price, based on Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 horror novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. It stars Sean Young, Tim Daly, and Lysette Anthony. The story takes place in modern times and concerns a bumbling chemist who tampers with his great-grandfather's ...