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DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE – Franz Waxman
November 6, 2023
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GREATEST SCORES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Original Review by Craig Lysy
Director Victor Fleming wanted to retell the classic 1886 Robert Louis Stevenson tale The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He purchased the film rights from Paramount Pictures, which had made a 1931 film version starring Fredric March and sold his vision to MGM executives. Victor Saville was placed in charge of production with a $1.1 million budget, Fleming would direct, and John Lee Mahin would adapt the 1931 film screenplay by Percy Heath and Samuel Hoffenstein. A stellar cast was assembled, including Spencer Tracy as Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Edward Hyde, Ingrid Bergman as Ivy Pearson, Lana Turner as Beatrix Emery and Donald Crisp as Sir Charles Emery. Read more…
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