This Day in Halloween: The 16-minute first film version of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" -- now considered lost -- premieres in 1908. / Illustration by Alexandria Howard
The first film version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s gothic horror classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde premieres in 1908. The 16-minute silent film’s screenplay by George F. Fish and Luella Forepaugh is based on their play. The film has been considered lost for decades.
