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

13.22 CONTINUED: 22JEKYLLYou mean he was a human being! Andhe'd have another chance at it, ifyou'd keep your hide-bound ethicsout of this! There aren't any rulesfor discovering medical Utopia! Orperhaps you haven't the courage toface what might be the greatest -!He stops, glaring impotently at Heath, who steps back alittle, so vehement is Jekyll's look and attitude. Then,with an inarticulate growl of disgust, Jekyll wheels awayquickly, AS WE TRUCK AND PAN with him to the end of thecorridor and around the corner. The tension of his angerrelaxes into a bitter smile as he walks along. He passessome swinging glass opaque doors marked: "CHILDREN'S WARD",and is about to go on when he thinks of something and turnsback, entering the ward.23 PAN SHOT - JEKYLL - INT. WARD23As he walks down between corridor of beds and steps quicklybehind screen which covers the fourth of fifth bed. This isobviously the Children's Orthepedoic Ward as we see by thecondition of the patients in the various beds.24 CLOSE SHOT - AT BED24A small boy has obviously been badly smashed in an accident.A worried young father, sitting by the bed, gets up quicklyas Jekyll comes in. The little boy, his legs suspended in apully contraption, smiles weakly at Jekyll as the latterfeels his pulse.JEKYLL(to little boy)Hullo, Tommy Atkins - how's the war?The little boy laughs in weak happiness.FATHER(to Jekyll)He's - he's going to be all right,isn't he, doctor?Jekyll waits a second, counting pulse.JEKYLL(smiling at boy)Charlie and I never had a doubt aboutit, did we, Charlie?At this moment o.s. we hear a little girl's voice wailing.(CONTINUED)