Parody Because audiences had seen these classic Westerns, they had expectations for any new Westerns, and when these expectations were inverted, the audience laughed. Perhaps the earliest parody film was the 1922 "Mud and Sand", a Stan Laurel film that made fun of Rudolph Valentino's film "Blood and Sand". Laurel specialized in parodies in the mid-1920s, writing and acting in a number of them. Some were send-ups of popular films, such as "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"—parodied in the comic "Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde" (1926). Others were spoofs of Broadway plays, such as "No, No, Nanette" (1925), parodied as "Yes,
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920 Paramount film) that tried to see it on its first showing in New York”. In 2014, American film critic and historian Leonard Maltin gave this version of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" three stars on a four-star rating scale. Martin also complimented Barrymore's performances as both Jekyll and Hyde, as well as the film's overall production, describing it as "well made". Film-review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes in 2016 reported an approval rating of 92% by professional critics, based on , with a general audience rating average of 7.8/10. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: Dr. Jekyll and Mr.