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

115.221 CLOSE SHOT - JEKYLL - ON BENCH221He seems to be trying to get his breath. He rings his fingeraround the edge of his collar. Then he contorts a little.His face suddenly becomes strained and panic-stricken. Hishand goes to his throat. His face starts to contort more,the lines deepening. With horror, his glance goes to hishands. WE PAN DOWN. His hand, clutching the bench, is turningmore horribly grotesque than we have ever seen it. WE PANBACK UP. Jekyll is now nearing the change to Hyde! He looksat his other hand. WE PAN DOWN. It is the same as the other.WE PAN BACK UP to his face. It is almost that of Hyde. He isin convulsions.JEKYLL(with a last desperatecry)Bee - Bee, darling -!Then the writhings and gaspings, their course running quickerthan before. And suddenly, he is Hyde! He looks about,craftily, viciously. A bird lights on the bench beside him.He flails his cane at it. It flies away. He thinks a second,getting his bearings in Evil. Then a thought strikes him.His eyes glint. He starts to sing "Champagne Charlie" in ahorrible sing-song, swaying manner, and suddenly he gets upwith an animal leap, and WE PAN HIM as he runs leaping acrossthe green into the b.g., like a gorged buzzard racing foranother piece of carrion, as we --DISSOLVE TO:222 CLOSE SHOT - IVY - INT. HER PARLOR - NIGHT222She is quite tight, tipsily pouring champagne into a glass,humming indistinctly to herself. Then she gets an idea andWE PAN HER to mirror. She raises the glass.IVY(with hatred)Here's hoping that Hyde rots whereverhe is - and burns slow when the timecomes!(then softly,passionately)And here's hoping that Dr. Jekyllthinks of his Ivy - like I know he'dlike to... like Ivy thinks of him...'cause he's an angel. Here's to myangel...Her glass starts for her lips, when suddenly the door opens,reflected in the b.g. Hyde stands there, staring at her. Ivyturns with a gasp of horror and disbelief, drops the glassto the floor.