Oscar History: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde's Impact

0:00It's March 14. Here's what's happening in Entertainment. Ryan Kugler's sinners just made history with 16 Academy Award nominations, the most for any film ever, and the highest for a horror movie. Past genre hits like the exorcist, silence of the lambs, and get outpicked of nods, but horror films rarely dominate the Oscars. Horror got its first real Academy attention nearly a century ago, with the 1931 version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Agent March starred as the respected doctor, who brews a potion to split his good and evil sides, turning into the brutal Edward Hyde. March earned a well-deserved best actor Oscar for his dual role, capturing subtle menace and Jekyll before the full beastly change. The film wowed audiences then, and still packs a punch today, with its raw take on inter-darkness. Director Ruben Mamulian pushed boundaries with groundbreaking effects, like in-camera transformations using colored filters on black and white film. Back before strict censorship rules, it dives into violence and abuse without holding back,

1:03making scenes feel truly sinister. NGM once tried to bury this gem, by buying up old prints to boost their weaker 1941 remake, but a copy surfaced in the mid-19. Sixties, horror fans doused a bullet, preserving one of the genre's early triumphs. D&N is sponsored by our partner. Check out the episode description. Don't need to switch positions. The sound is already where your head is, S-O-L-I, solely pillow.com.