Twice Two !! ....This is a great double bill !! .... Two Dr.Jekylls & two Mr. Hydes for the price of only two !! ( if you see what I mean !! ) No really .... what we have here, are actually two of the best cinematic interpretations of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson story of man's eternal struggle to divide and cleanse the Good and Bad selves of his ego. Made ten years apart : 1931 & 1941, you can have a lot of fun ( and Suspense !! ) trying to figure out which one is better, or which one you like the best !! .... For my money they are both excellent , ( in deservedly different ways ) with Frederic March as the first Dr. Jekyll and Spencer Tracy as the second. They were, ( for the time ) both big budget productions (also Unusual for 'Horror movies' in that era ) and it shows .... in the direction, photography, casting of big names and overall look and feel of the films. This really is 'Hollywood : Literary Horror' at it's best !! .... Some film buffs tend to knock the 'Tracy'… more »

Twice Two !! ....This is a great double bill !! .... Two Dr.Jekylls & two Mr. Hydes for the price of only two !! ( if you see what I mean !! ) No really .... what we have here, are actually two of the best cinematic interpretations of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson story of man's eternal struggle to divide and cleanse the Good and Bad selves of his ego. Made ten years apart : 1931 & 1941, you can have a lot of fun ( and Suspense !! ) trying to figure out which one is better, or which one you like the best !! .... For my money they are both excellent , ( in deservedly different ways ) with Frederic March as the first Dr. Jekyll and Spencer Tracy as the second. They were, ( for the time ) both big budget productions (also Unusual for 'Horror movies' in that era ) and it shows .... in the direction, photography, casting of big names and overall look and feel of the films. This really is 'Hollywood : Literary Horror' at it's best !! .... Some film buffs tend to knock the 'Tracy' version a bit and are generally in favour of the 'March' edition, but I must personally say that I find Tracy's interpretation much more realistic ( Very Mean, Sadistic and Vindictive ) and less 'Ape-ish' than Frederic March as Mr. Hyde. Of course 'March' definitely has the edge though, in the transformation sequences. Still as I say, I love both versions in their own 'pointed headed little ways' and why not ? ( to quote someone that knows a lot about movies ) The Directors are also top- flight men and I think that much was learned by later directors from these two chaps, Mamoulian & Fleming. In the later version, Ingrid Bergman also features to good effect. The DVD itself is appropriately, double -sided and has a good layout and menu and for this price you can't go wrong .... you could even buy two copies !!