Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1931

Critics score:
93 / 100

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Mordaunt Hall, New York Times: Fredric March is the stellar performer in this blood-curdling shadow venture. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: A remarkable achievement that deserves to be much better known. Read more

Tom Huddleston, Time Out: Dr Jekyll combines gothic horror, aristocratic romance and madcap Freudian psychodrama into a dizzying, exhilarating brew. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Camera trick of changing a central figure from the handsome Fredric March into the bestial, ape-like monster Hyde, carries a terrific punch, but in each successive use of the device -- and it is repeated four times -- it weakens in hair-raising effort. Read more