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DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE ('41) DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE ('41) 1sh OR search current auctions Auction History Result 6a275 DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE linen style C 1sh 1941 Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman & Lana Turner, rare Date Sold 4/29/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Style C One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the classic 1941 Victor Fleming romantic love triangle horror thriller ("A good woman -- A bad woman -- He needed the love of both!"; "He wanted excitement... yet he dared not admit it to himself. He yearned for secret romance... but he hid his desires from his beautiful young fiancee. Then his dreams became reality... and thrilling drama flooded his lie."; "Based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson") starring Spencer Tracy (in the title role as Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Hyde), Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner, Donald Crisp, Ian Hunter, Barton MacLane, and C. Aubrey Smith. Note that this movie was a remake of the 1920 silent movie with John Barrymore, and also a remake of the 1931 sound version with Fredric March. Not only were March and Tracy Best Actor Oscar winners, but they also much later played opposite each other in the courtroom drama, "Inherit the Wind". Also note that it appears that MGM was somewhat shy about presenting this movie as a horror movie, because unlike the earlier versions, both of which were from Paramount Pictures, MGM not only did not push the horror elements of this movie in their advertising, but they also barely showed Tracy as Hyde in any of their publicity material! Finally, note that based on their previous roles each actress had taken, it would have seemed much more reasonable to have Lana Turner play the "bad" woman and have Ingrid Bergman play Dr. Jekyll's noble girlfriend, but the two took the opposite roles, and both did admirably! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that first release U.S. movie posters from this classic horror romance is extremely rare. Prior to being consigned this one-sheet, the only first release U.S. posters we had ever auctioned are a window card 13 years ago and a half-sheet that was in much lesser condition! What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster had small paper loss at the crossfolds and tiny bits of paper loss and tiny tears scattered down the vertical fold, and some on the horizontal folds. It also had pinholes, tears, and paper loss around the edges. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was pretty well backed onto a somewhat thin linen, and was pretty well restored, but you can see signs of some of the defects and restoration. If I owned this extremely rare and excellent poster, I would likely have it re-backed, so it could look its best, but certainly, most collectors would be quite happy to display it as it is (see our super-sized image). Learn More about condition grades 
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