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
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931 film) March jokingly sent Tracy a telegram thanking him for the greatest boost to his reputation of his entire career. The opening credits use "Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565" by Johann Sebastian Bach. The film was the first film to be screened at the first edition of the Venice International Film Festival. Grossing $1.25 million, the film was a box office hit on par with the Universal monster films of the era, even considering that its $535,000 budget was high for a horror film at the time. "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" received mostly positive reviews upon its