Question 1

How did John Barrymore use his Mr. Hyde makeup to get a discount on a house?

Accepted Answer

A few years after making the film, Barrymore bought a Hollywood house for $6,000 and got the seller to lower the price to $5,000 by appearing for the closing in his Mr. Hyde makeup.

Question 2

What unusual location was used for principal photography of this film?

Accepted Answer

Principal photography took place between December 1919 and January 1920 in the rooftop auditorium of the Amsterdam Opera House on 44th St. in Manhattan, not at Astoria Studios.

Question 3

Which Oscar Wilde quote appears in the film but is not from the original Stevenson story?

Accepted Answer

Carew's line to Jekyll, 'The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.', is a quotation attributed to Oscar Wilde and not from Robert Louis Stevenson's story.

Question 4

What personal items did John Barrymore bring to the set for scenery?

Accepted Answer

John Barrymore hauled many of his prized potted plants from his apartment to the set to appear in the movie's scenery.

Question 5

What Broadway play's set pieces and costumes were reused in a flashback sequence?

Accepted Answer

In a Renaissance flashback sequence, set pieces and costumes were brought from 'The Jest', a hit play starring John Barrymore with his brother Lionel on Broadway in 1919.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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