{"id":4875,"date":"2007-11-28T17:56:40","date_gmt":"2007-11-29T00:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4875"},"modified":"2020-12-27T14:40:08","modified_gmt":"2020-12-27T21:40:08","slug":"dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-1920","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4875","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;A man cannot destroy the savage in him by denying it; the only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Dr-Jekyll-Mr-Hyde-1920-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Dr-Jekyll-Mr-Hyde-1920-Poster-181x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-60004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Dr-Jekyll-Mr-Hyde-1920-Poster-181x300.png 181w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Dr-Jekyll-Mr-Hyde-1920-Poster-617x1024.png 617w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Dr-Jekyll-Mr-Hyde-1920-Poster-77x128.png 77w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Dr-Jekyll-Mr-Hyde-1920-Poster-163x270.png 163w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Dr-Jekyll-Mr-Hyde-1920-Poster.png 671w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn Victorian England, philanthropic Dr. Jekyll (John Barrymore) experiments with a drug which changes him into the vile, hedonistic &#8220;Mr. Hyde&#8221; &#8212; but he soon finds himself unable to control his transformations, thus putting his own life in danger.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John Barrymore Films<\/li>\n<li>Mad Doctors and Scientists<\/li>\n<li>Multiple Personalities<\/li>\n<li>Silent Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis early silent version of Robert Louis Stevenson&#8217;s classic novella <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strange_Case_of_Dr_Jekyll_and_Mr_Hyde\"><em>The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde<\/em><\/a> is regarded by many as one of the best. Unfortunately, John Barrymore&#8217;s flamboyant performance in the title role(s) is overly melodramatic, and his transformation from Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde is more campy than frightening; at least he seems to be having a field day playing the nefarious Mr. Hyde &#8212; assisted by creepy make-up and prosthetics, he truly does come across as evil nature incarnate. Also of note is the brief appearance of Nita Naldi &#8212; the &#8220;female Valentino&#8221; &#8212; as a dance hall singer who turns on Dr. Jekyll&#8217;s lust; her initial outfits are shockingly risque.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A well-told, archetypal tale of good versus evil<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/djamh-dual.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/djamh-dual.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4872\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nita Naldi as the sexy singer who first tempts Dr. Jekyll&#8217;s &#8220;baser&#8221; nature<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/djamh-naldi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/djamh-naldi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4873\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Effectively freaky make-up on &#8220;Mr. Hyde&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/djamh-makeup2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/djamh-makeup2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1122\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4877\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Artistic intertitle cards<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/djamh-title-card.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/djamh-title-card.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4876\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, simply for its historical significance. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0011130\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/classic-horror.com\/reviews\/dr_jekyll_and_mr_hyde_1920\">Classic Horror Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;A man cannot destroy the savage in him by denying it; the only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.&#8221; Synopsis: In Victorian England, philanthropic Dr. Jekyll (John Barrymore) experiments with a drug which changes him into the vile, hedonistic &#8220;Mr. Hyde&#8221; &#8212; but he soon finds himself unable to control his transformations, thus putting his own life in danger. Genres: John Barrymore Films Mad Doctors and Scientists Multiple Personalities Silent Films Review: This early&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4875\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4875"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60006,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4875\/revisions\/60006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}