For the 1912 film version, see Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912 film). For the 1920 version starring John Barrymore, see Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920 film). For the 1920 version directed by J. Charles Haydon, see Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920/II film). For the 1931 version, see Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931 film).
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (
1941) is a
horror film starring
Spencer Tracy,
Ingrid Bergman, and
Lana Turner, is a
remake of the
1931 film of the same title. The movie was based on
Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886
novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and directed by
Victor Fleming, director of
Gone with the Wind and
The Wizard of Oz two years earlier.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquired the rights to the 1931 film, originally released by
Paramount Pictures, and destroyed every print of the earlier version they could find to prevent its exhibition as competition.
The MGM version was produced by Victor Saville and written by
John Lee Mahin from the screenplay of the earlier film by
Percy Heath and
Samuel Hoffenstein. The music score was composed by
Franz Waxman with uncredited contributions by
Daniele Amfitheatrof and
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. The cinematographer was
Joseph Ruttenberg, the art director was
Cedric Gibbons, and the costume designers were
Adrian and
Gile Steele.
Jack Dawn created the
make-up for the dissolute Mr. Hyde's appearance.
The film also features
Donald Crisp,
Ian Hunter,
Barton MacLane,
C. Aubrey Smith and
Sara Allgood.