
Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
J. Charles Haydon, Robert Louis Stevenson
United States

The year 1920 stands as a peculiar monolith in the history of silent cinema, particularly for the Gothic tradition. While the John Barrymore vehicle often captures the lion's share of archival appreciation, the version directed by J. Charles Haydon and starring Sheldon Lewis offers a gritty, perhaps more authentically ...

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J. Charles Haydon

J. Charles Haydon
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"The year 1920 stands as a peculiar monolith in the history of silent cinema, particularly for the Gothic tradition. While the John Barrymore vehicle often captures the lion's share of archival appreciation, the version directed by J. Charles Haydon and starring Sheldon Lewis offers a gritty, perhaps more authentically 'poverty-row' texture that demands a different kind of critical scrutiny. This isn't just a story of a man turning into a monster; it is a cinematic meditation on the crumbling inf..."


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