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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

CastJack Palance, Denholm Elliott, Tessie O'Shea
Year released1968
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Dr. Henry Jekyll answers Sir John Turnbull: "I believe man to be an intellectual and a moral being, handicapped by certain primitive passions, instincts of aggression, animal appetites." 
”If you doubt the animal instinct in man...” 
”If we can erase man’s baser instincts...” 
Dr. Lanyon: ”Gentlemen, you are being addressed as medical scientists.” 
Jekyll: ”Physicians, healers, wise men...” 
Turnbull: ”We will not sit here and listen to this insanity any longer...” (0:05)

Jekyll tells nightclub owner Tessie O’Toole, "I don’t remember too well. I had too much to drink." 
Tessie: ”They’d have broken his skull bone in two...” (0:18)

Chemist Stryker tells Jekyll, "... I’m worried for your safety." 
”Perhaps this time you won’t suffer amnesia...” (0:24)

Jekyll switches into Mr. Hyde. (0:31)

Hyde switches into Jekyll. (0:44)

Jekyll tells the dinner guests, "... the aggressive instinct... is an admirable quality in man." 
”Without the aggressive man, any society yet conceived would stagnate.” 
Lanyon: ”Five months ago, when you addressed the academy, you referred to aggression as a primitive and undesirable instinct.” 
”I merely said that the private development of any new drug was dangerous.” 
Jekyll: ”... I’m about to open up a series of dens for the young where they can drug themselves...” (0:46)

Mr. George Devlin tells Jekyll, "... I’ve been hearing some shocking things..." 
Jekyll: ”Tell Lanyon the truth, that I think he’s an absolute idiot...” (0:48)

Hyde tells sailor Cassidy, "I’m going to beat some character into you." (0:52)

Hyde tells dancer Gwynn Thomas, "Obedience, that’s what I want, total unconditional obedience." (0:54)

Hyde beats Gwynn. (0:55)

Hyde beats Lanyon. (0:58)

Police Sergeant Graimes tells Jekyll, "Dr. Lanyon’s in the hospital with a dozen or more stitches in his skull..." 
Jekyll: ”Shocking, absolutely shocking.” (1:04)

Devlin tells Jekyll, "... Henry, it’s insane." (1:06)

Gwynn tells Jekyll, referring to Hyde, "... Beats me up..." 
”The way he’s been behaving lately...” 
”He was like a mad man last night.” 
Jekyll: ”He didn’t want you to worry about money.” 
Gynn: ”Well, he was never mean about money... You still shy, doctor?” 
”Shyness isn’t incurable, you know.” (1:08)

Stryker tells Jekyll, "Sensible, very sensible, yes indeed, most sensible." 
Jekyll: ”That’s insane Stryker...” 
Stryker: ”You must not be so modest, Dr. Jekyll... I played a part in it, a modest part...” 1:13)

Jekyll rages. (1:19)

Jekyll tells Devlin, "It’s been a terrible shock..." 
”Stryker’s shop contained two possible motives: drugs and money.” 
”... I’m going back... to practicing medicine.” (1:21)

Butler Poole tells Jekyll, referring to Gynn, "She said she was your patient and friend." (1:26)

Gwynn tells Jekyll, "Shyness can be cured, you know." (1:28)

Hyde switches into Jekyll then back into Hyde. (1:34)

Poole tells Devlin, "... These notes were orders... to various drug houses..." (1:37)

Hyde tells Devlin, referring to Stryker, "... The drugs he supplied can’t be replaced. The massive doses I’ve been mixing were raw..." 
Hyde switches into Jekyll.
Jekyll: ”That was the last of Stryker’s drugs... Every time I fell asleep or even dropped my guard I changed into Hyde again... I saved that last dose... for my escape...” 
”It was pure aggressive instinct...” 
Referring to Gwynn: ”The little idiot came here calling on me...” (1:40)

Devlin recalls Jekyll’s words: "... If we can erase man’s baser instincts..." (1:52)

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