Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913 film)

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1913 horror film, directed by Herbert Brenon and Carl Laemmle, written by Brenon and produced by Laemmle. It is based on the Robert Louis Stevenson story The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It stars King Baggot in the dual role of Jekyll and Hyde.

Like so many other performers of this period, it was standard practice for the actors to apply their own make-up, and while assuming the dual role of Jekyll and Hyde, King Baggot employed a variety of different greasepaints and a tangled mass of crepe hair. Through a series of camera dissolves Baggot was able to achieve an effective transformation that astounded audiences. This is the only version in which Jekyll almost discovers an antidote.

[edit] Cast

• King Baggot as Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Hyde
• Jane Gail as Alice
• Matt Snyder as Alice's father
• Howard Crampton as Dr. Lanyon
• William Sorelle as Utterson, the attorney

[edit] External links

• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde at the Internet Movie Database