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
The Circle (1925 film) The Circle (1925 film) The Circle is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Frank Borzage. The film stars Eleanor Boardman, Malcolm McGregor, and Alec B. Francis. A young Joan Crawford appears early in the film but only in a limited role. The screenplay, written by Kenneth B. Clarke, was based on the 1921 play of the same title by British writer W. Somerset Maugham. The film survives today in excellent condition. The play was filmed again by MGM in an early sound (released also in silent) in 1930 as "Strictly Unconventional". In the 1890s, young Lady Catherine (Joan