Dr.

Jekyll and Mr.

Hyde is a 1912 horror film based on Robert Louis Stevenson's novel The Curious Case of Dr.

Jekyll and Mr.

Hyde (1886) and Thomas Russell Sullivan's play version (1887).

The film was directed by Lucius Henderson and starred James Cruise, the actor (later known as a film director) who played the dual roles of Jekyll and Hyde.

Synopsis:
Dr.

Henry Jekyll experiments with a scientific method that reveals the hidden dark side of humanity and unleashes the murderer within himself.