Actors - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1931 horror film directed by Rouben Mamoulian. It is an adaptation of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the Robert Louis Stevenson story of a man who takes a potion which turns him from a mild-mannered man of science into a crude homicidal maniac. The film, made prior to the full enforcement of the Hays code, is remembered today for its strong sexual content, embodied mostly in the character of the prostitute, Ivy, played by Miriam Hopkins. The overt sexuality was toned down for the next film version of the story in 1941. The secret of the astonishing transformation scenes wasn't revealed until after the director's death decades later. A series of rotating filters matching the make-up was used on the lenses, enabling the make-up to be gradually exposed or made invisible, depending upon the scene.

Awards

It won the Academy Award for Best Actor (Fredric March, tied with Wallace Beery for The Champ
). It was nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Writing, Adaptation. It also won the Audience Referendum award for Most Favorite Actor (Fredric March) at the Venice Film Festival.

Category:1931 films Category:Horror films Category:Science fiction films Category:Films based on horror books Category:Best Actor Oscar (film)

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