It took John Barrymore to bring class to the American horror film, at least in the eyes of the industry. Dignified and virtuous as Dr. Henry Jekyll in this 1920 silent, Barrymore transforms into id incarnate as the lascivious Mr. Hyde. With almost no makeup beyond his gnarled, knobby fingers and greasy hair, Barrymore relies almost solely on a bug-eyed grimace, a spidery body language, and pure theatrical flourish. He tends to be hammy as the leering beast of a thug but brings a tortured struggle to the repressed doctor, horrified at the demon he's unleashed, guilty that he enjoys Hyde's unrestrained life of drinking and whoring, and terrified that he can no longer control the transformations. Martha Mansfield costars as his pure and innocent sweetheart, and Nita Naldi (the vamp of... More Info About This DVD Actor(s): John Barrymore - Martha Mansfield Director(s): John S. Robertson DVD Release Date: Released the 04 March 2003 Special Order
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Having apprenticed on 15 B-Westerns and melodramas for his uncle Carl Laemmle at Universal, William Wyler signaled his readiness to take a big step up in class with this expertly directed movie about, well, class. John Barrymore gives a crackling performance as a dynamic Manhattan lawyer who's worked his way to the top, yet still has the hunger of an immigrant Jew who came over in steerage. Seemingly master of all he surveys--his offices are in the Empire State Building!--he suddenly finds himself facing disbarment, and ditching by the elegant WASP wife (Doris Kenyon) who's always wished he would practice law "like a gentleman" (read "Gentile man"). The entire movie takes place in the legal suite. Such a stagy stratagem (Elmer Rice adapting his own play) usually spells static filmmaking,... More Info About This DVD Actor(s): John Barrymore - Bebe Daniels Director(s): William Wyler DVD Release Date: Released the 05 November 2002 Usually ships within 24 hours
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* Darn is that loud. Have to turn volumen from 34 down to 12. Note - Have to learn how to change dvd player's on-screen instructions from Spanish back to English. * DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE has a LOUD church organ accompaniment. This being an Alpha Video release, the music has nothing to do with the on screen action. * The print quality really varies. It looks like someone patched this together from a number of prints. * Boy, they sure like getting profile shots of John Barrymore, don't they? * Hmmm. Characters are chattering away like jaybirds and there's nary a title card to be seen. Wonder if people were better at lip reading in the '20s? Wouldn't help much with this one - some scenes, or portions of scenes, are out of focus. * Sheesh, some scenes are REALLY washed... More Info About This DVD Actor(s): John Barrymore DVD Release Date: Released the 27 August 2002 Usually ships within 24 hours
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So many silent movies are disappointments to me, but not this one. It is simply so much better than the average silent, with great story, wonderful special effects, and most of all the acting of John Barrymore. In this movie he truly shows why he was the best and remains the best. More Info About This DVD Actor(s): John Barrymore - Conrad Veidt - Marceline Day Director(s): Alan Crosland DVD Release Date: Released the 25 June 2002 Usually ships within 5 to 6 days
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It took John Barrymore to bring class to the American horror film, at least in the eyes of the industry. Dignified and virtuous as Dr. Henry Jekyll in this 1920 silent, Barrymore transforms into id incarnate as the lascivious Mr. Hyde. With almost no makeup beyond his gnarled, knobby fingers and greasy hair, Barrymore relies almost solely on a bug-eyed grimace, a spidery body language, and pure theatrical flourish. He tends to be hammy as the leering beast of a thug but brings a tortured struggle to the repressed doctor, horrified at the demon he's unleashed, guilty that he enjoys Hyde's unrestrained life of drinking and whoring, and terrified that he can no longer control the transformations. Martha Mansfield costars as his pure and innocent sweetheart, and Nita Naldi (the vamp of... More Info About This DVD Actor(s): John Barrymore - Martha Mansfield Director(s): John S. Robertson DVD Release Date: Released the 09 October 2001 Usually ships within 24 hours
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