Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde is a 1925 silent, black-and-white comedy film, directed by Scott Pembroke and Joe Rock (also the producer). The film itself is both a spoof of the previous Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde films (e.g. "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1912) and "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1920)) and the well-famed novel by Robert Louis Stevenson "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde." The film stars Stan Laurel as the title characters. Dr. Stanislaus Pyckle, (a play of the actor's name, Stan Laurel), successfully separates the good and evil of
Tay Garnett Pyckle and Mr. Pryde" (1925) with Laurel, "No Sleep on the Deep" (1925), "Three Wise Goofs", "Salute" (1925), "On the Links" (1925), "Who's Your Friend" (1925), "The Funnymooners" (1926), "Puppy Lovetime" (1926), "Smith's Visitor" (1926) and "A Beauty Parlor" (1926). Garnett wrote the feature "That's My Baby" (1926) for William Beaudine at Paramount; "Up in Mabel's Room" (1926), adapting a stage farce, with Marie Provost; "The Strong Man" (1926), starring Harry Langdon and directed by Frank Capra, his first feature as director; and "There You Are!" (1926), with Conrad Nagel. Garnett wrote two films produced by Cecil B. De Mille: