Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) Starring Fredric
March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart Directed by Rouben Mamoulian. Screenplay by Samuel
Hoffenstein, Percy Heath. Based on the novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (London, 1886). Producer: Adolph Zukor
(Presents) Run time: 98 minutes. United States Black and White Pre-code Horror
Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish-born writer who lived
between 1850 and 1894. He is best remembered for such books as Treasure Island
and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The latter of the two is one of
the most adapted stories in film history, with nearly 123 different versions
made since Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1908), produced by William N. Selig. By the
time Paramount made their version in 1931, 14 other films had been produced in
the U.S., the UK, Denmark, and Germany.
