What's the Difference between Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde the Book and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde the Movie?
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In the Movie |
Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde
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Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde
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Mr. Gabriel John Utterson
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This Character does not appear.
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Dr. Hastie Lanyon
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Dr. John Lanyon
Portrayed by: Holmes Herbert
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Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Edward Hyde
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Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Edward Hyde
Portrayed by: Fredric March
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This Character does not appear.
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Ivy Pearson
Portrayed by: Miriam Hopkins
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This Character does not appear.
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Muriel Carew
Portrayed by: Rose Hobart
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Mr. Richard Enfield
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This Character does not appear.
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Sir Danvers Carew
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Sir Danvers Carew
Portrayed by: Halliwell Hobbes
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Poole
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Poole
Portrayed by: Edgar Norton
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Book vs Movie
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
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Jekyll had already created the formula and regularly became Hyde years before the events of the novella; revealed through a series of documents. |
Shows Jekyll's first time making the formula and becoming Hyde; linear narrative from start to finish. |
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Sir Danvers Carew plays a very minor role with no spoken dialogue. |
Carew is the father of Jekyll's fiancée, Muriel, and a source of conflict in Jekyll's life.
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Jekyll is an older bachelor in his 50s. |
He is a much younger fiancé; mid/late 20s. |
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Hyde commits suicide before he is captured. |
Hyde is shot by Lanyon.
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This does not happen. |
Hyde turns into Jekyll after he dies. |