DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE (1920) with Live Music by The Invincible Czars October 20th at Webster University

“A man cannot destroy the savage in him by denying its impulses. They only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.”

DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE (1920) will screen at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium Friday October 20th  at 7:30pm. Austin, Texas’ most adventurous band, The Invincible Czars, will provide live music.The band encourages fans and attendees to dress for the Halloween season at these shows.

Alongside Sherlock Holmes and James Bond, Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a work that has spawned many screen adaptations, yet predates both, the first of which dating as far back as 1908. Widely considered one of, if not the best of the bunch, director John S. Robertson’s seminal 1920 proto-horror classic DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE is mostly remembered for one thing above all others. Played by an endlessly captivating John Barrymore, the characters of Jekyll and more importantly Hyde, are brought into—or returned to—existence with contrasting shades of elegance and pure ham-fisted grotesque in a performance that many point to as Barrymore’s first 80 minutes of brilliance. Relying on little to no makeup for some of Hyde’s appearances, the actor merely uses his face as a means of creeping the hell out of you as he stares through the lens with eyes watering with madness and depravity. Simply put, it’s the stuff of nightmares and silent-horror gold. For this film,  The Invincible Czars created their most understated, minimal soundtrack to match the introspective, philosophical nature and incorporated music by Eric Satie and Claude Debussy.

Admission for this event is $10

Advance tickets are available from the cashier before each screening or contact the Film Series office (314-246-7525) for more options. The Film Series can only accept cash or check.

Winifred Moore Auditorium (470 E. Lockwood, Webster Groves, MO 63119) :

Directions: Taking Highway 44 East, exit left on Elm Ave. Make a right on East Lockwood Ave. Immediately after passing Plymouth Ave., there will be a parking lot entrance to your right (lot B). Winifred Moore Auditorium is behind Webster Hall (Building 2 on map).