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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(1908) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: (unknown)

The Selig Polyscope Company production; distributed by The Selig Polyscope Company. / From the novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / A filmed stage play adaptation of Stevenson’s story. The production was photographed on a theater stage with a curtain rising on each scene. The novella was subsequently filmed as Den skaebnesvangre Opfindelse (1910).

Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Authors: Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)

Listing updated: 23 July 2008.

References: Aylesworth-Monsters pp. 53, 139; Bohn-Light p. 122; Manchel-Terrors p. 9; Marrero-Vintage pp. 4, 11.