Even though my heart belongs to Barrymore, this performance by Freddie March is easily the best. A well deserved oscar too! Such a shame that John was never awarded with one, but that's another story!
In fact March beat out Tracy for Best Actor in '32...Tracy played Manuel in Captain's Courageous and did an absolutely horrible accent in the flick...for the life of me I think that was a setup just nominating him...but anyway.
It should has been funnier (and anti-conformist) if Dr. Jakyll had run that mr.Hyde in the high society rather than in the mob society...but that's the demonstration of all the limitations from the author and old times, monsters can lives just in the lower class...
Agreed. And one reason is that the March version was pre-Code (unlike the Tracy version) which allowed them to explore the depraved aspects of this story more honestly. In fact, come to think of it, the "classic" horror films (Dracula, etc.) are almost all pre-Code talkies.
I've seen many version of Jekyll and Hyde as well as other movies where a character transforms. This movie remains the only one where I find it hard to believe the same actor played both roles...that's how awesome Frederic March is here.
Fredric is simply incredible in this. It's still hard for me to believe how not only Fredric's looks change, but his whole being seems to change. Didn't he win the best actor award for this role?
He was so much better than Spencer Tracy in the 1941 remake. March shared his Best Actor Oscar with Wallace Beery for The Champ, but it should have been his alone. It's a shame so many of Fredric's films aren't available on DVD.
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whats the name of the song/peice as soon as the movie starts? i wanted to learn it on the piano.
hockeygirl1031 1 year ago
Swine!
B1ggu5 1 year ago 5
could anyone upload the full movie?
KerreyTheBitterSugar 1 year ago
This version needs it's own DVD release. Having it as a double feature with the 1941 flop is an insult.
TenderTrap86 1 year ago
Even though my heart belongs to Barrymore, this performance by Freddie March is easily the best. A well deserved oscar too! Such a shame that John was never awarded with one, but that's another story!
clementinemonkey 1 year ago
God, Fredric March does a complete transformation. Amazing.
PharaohHazard 2 years ago 5
i worked in the hotel biz in college...i ran into a few guests that would have rivaled hydes rudeness...
home improvement guy "Bob Villa", and espn boxing analyst "Al Bernstein" come to mind..
bettydaw1970 2 years ago
In fact March beat out Tracy for Best Actor in '32...Tracy played Manuel in Captain's Courageous and did an absolutely horrible accent in the flick...for the life of me I think that was a setup just nominating him...but anyway.
repelghosts 2 years ago
@repelghosts No, you're wrong. Spencer Tracy won for "Captains Courageous" in 1937, not 1932.
al1936ful 1 year ago
i want the freedom that hyde has...it must really feel good.
hypnoboy3 3 years ago 2
One truly ugly customer!
SilverLightSpecial 3 years ago
It should has been funnier (and anti-conformist) if Dr. Jakyll had run that mr.Hyde in the high society rather than in the mob society...but that's the demonstration of all the limitations from the author and old times, monsters can lives just in the lower class...
assandthem 3 years ago
This film is far better than the badly cast 1941 remake.
ObamaRules4Ever 3 years ago 7
Agreed. And one reason is that the March version was pre-Code (unlike the Tracy version) which allowed them to explore the depraved aspects of this story more honestly. In fact, come to think of it, the "classic" horror films (Dracula, etc.) are almost all pre-Code talkies.
telephilia 2 years ago
I've seen many version of Jekyll and Hyde as well as other movies where a character transforms. This movie remains the only one where I find it hard to believe the same actor played both roles...that's how awesome Frederic March is here.
Mality 4 years ago 21
Fredric is simply incredible in this. It's still hard for me to believe how not only Fredric's looks change, but his whole being seems to change. Didn't he win the best actor award for this role?
80stimeagain 2 years ago 7
Yes, he took the Oscar for Best Actor in 1932. No other actor in a horror or fantasy film has ever won that award.
Mality 2 years ago 5
Thank you. Wow. He really does impress in this film. Also, if you like Fredric March, he is good in a 1959 movie called Middle of the night.
80stimeagain 2 years ago 2
He was so much better than Spencer Tracy in the 1941 remake. March shared his Best Actor Oscar with Wallace Beery for The Champ, but it should have been his alone. It's a shame so many of Fredric's films aren't available on DVD.
PeterFirthFan 2 years ago
Yes, i too like him much better than Spencer Tracy.
80stimeagain 2 years ago
does anybody knows who is the music composer of this movie??please tell me...
MPOURNOUZIS 4 years ago 3
check the Internet Movie Database
nobodysperfect06 4 years ago
I think John Barrymore did a more frightening Mr. Hyde.
HRVDNT 4 years ago
really?tell me how?i wanna know.
stupidmuthafucka 4 years ago
Watch the film instead of asking me. It's out on DVD.
HRVDNT 4 years ago
i watched a clip on youtube how he transformed.you were right.he was frightening
stupidmuthafucka 4 years ago
By far the best of the J&H interpretations. Fredric March was truly a genius.
lautanner 4 years ago 4
Check out the John Barrymore version on youtube. As good as this version because Barrymore's version didn't use trick photography; this one did.
youngfreak32 4 years ago
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creamofcardstv 5 years ago