---
title: 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John S. Robertson'
released: '1920-03-18'
runtime_minutes: 81
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-1920'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0011130/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)

1920 · 81 min · Horror, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

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. John S. Robertson directed the production, and Clara Beranger wrote the screenplay, based on the 1887 stage play by Thomas Russell Sullivan that in turn was based on the novel.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John S. Robertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-s-robertson)
- **Screenplay:** [Thomas Russell Sullivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-russell-sullivan)
- **Producer:** [Adolph Zukor](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolph-zukor), [Jesse Louis Lasky](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-louis-lasky)
- **Director of Photography:** [Roy Overbaugh](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-overbaugh)

## Cast

- [George Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-stevens-2) as Mr. Poole
- [Julia Hurley](https://cinepixo.com/people/julia-hurley)
- [Charles Willis Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-willis-lane)
- [Edgard Varèse](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgard-varese) as Policeman
- [Martha Mansfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/martha-mansfield) as Millicent Carewe
- [Charles Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lane) as Dr. Lanyon
- [Ferdinand Gottschalk](https://cinepixo.com/people/ferdinand-gottschalk)
- [John Barrymore](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-barrymore) as Dr. Jekyll
- [Blanche Ring](https://cinepixo.com/people/blanche-ring)
- [J. Malcolm Dunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-malcolm-dunn) as Mr. Utterson
- [May Robson](https://cinepixo.com/people/may-robson)
- [Louis Wolheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-wolheim) as Music Hall Proprietor
- [Brandon Hurst](https://cinepixo.com/people/brandon-hurst) as Sir George Carewe
- [Nita Naldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/nita-naldi) as Miss Gina

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