Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) Shooting script - HorrorLair

100.205F CONTINUED:205FHYDE (CONT'D)Let's draw her carriage through thestreets! Let's shower her withorchids!With this he picks up a bunch of grapes and throws them ather. They smash against her breast, leaving a huge smear. Heleaps over at her, as WE DOLLY IN CLOSE. His voice is nowlow and rampant with desire, as he enfolds her in his arms.HYDECongratulations, my dear!... theworld is yours! The moment ismine -!She tries to pull away from him, but he pulls her in to himsavagely, and kisses her. She all but faints under it, andwilts in his arms, her whole body sagging. He looks down ather, pulls her arms about his neck, lifts her up, with alook o.s., as weFADE OUT:206 OUT.206207 FULL SHOT - EXT. BACK DOOR OF LAB - NIGHT207Hyde hurries into scene as WE DOLLY IN. He looks left andright, [...], then unlooks the door and ducks in.208 FULL SHOT - INT. LAB208Hyde lights gas lamps, then takes off his cape and hat, thenquickly goes to [...], picks out a vial, comes to table andpours contents into a glass. He looks about crazily for asecond, then drinks it. He gets the same violent reaction asfrom the "outward" phase. He writhes, grips table, etc., butthe change is much quicker than when he changes to Hyde.Now, before our eyes, he becomes Dr. Jekyll. He seems sagging,spent. He goes quickly to the mirror and looks at himself,as WE DOLLY IN. He peers at, feels, his face anxiously, thenlooks at his hands. Then he looks at himself in disgust, andcovers his face with his hands. He paces about a bit, silentlyberating himself, his lips moving, his fist pounding thetable. He takes the back-door key out of his pocket, looksat it, then over at the back-door. He makes a firm decision,goes quickly to a small gas smelter, lights it, puts in achunk of lead, holds the key in his hand, waiting. Suddenly,there is a knock on the door, o.s., from house.POOLE'S VOICEDr. Jekyll, sir?JEKYLLOh - just a moment, Poole.(CONTINUED)