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Also known as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; or, A Strange Case in the USA : [The Fatal Invention]
(1910) Denmark
B&W : [?] One or Two? reels / 429 metres
Directed by August Blom
Cast: Alwin Neuß (Alwin Neuss) [Doctor Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde], Emilie Sannom [Maud], Oda Alstrup, August Blom, Victor Fabian, Julie Henriksen, Rigmor Jerichau, Ella La Cour, Viggo Larsen, Holger Pedersen, Einar Zangenberg
Nordisk Films Kompagni production; distributed by Nordisk Films Kompagni. / Produced by Ole Olsen. Scenario by August Blom, from the novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. Cinematography by Axel Graatkjaer. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The second film version of the Stevenson story. The novella was previously filmed as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1908). The film was released in the USA as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; or, A Strange Case by Great Northern Film Company through Motion Picture Distributing & Sales Company on 24 September 1910. The novella was subsequently filmed as The Duality of Man (1919).
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: (unknown) [Denmark]; Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Authors: Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)
Listing updated: 23 July 2008.
References: Aylesworth-Monsters pp. 53, 139; Marrero-Vintage p. 11; Pohle-Holmes p. 36; Steinbrunner-Encyclopedia p. 373 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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