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

146.296 CONTINUED: (2) 296INSPECTOR(Puzzled)I know this gentleman. He's Dr.Jekyll.DR. LANYON(tears in his eyesnow)I know. Nevertheless, there's yourman.INSPECTORYou can't be serious, Dr. Lanyon. I -DR. LANYON(suddenly pointing)Watch -!For Jekyll has already started to turn back to Hyde again.They all watch him in awe and horror as he goes through themetamorphosis.297 CLOSE SHOT - POOLE297He backs away slowly.298 CLOSE SHOT - CONSTABLES AND INSPECTOR298Their jaws are dropping.299 CLOSE SHOT - LANYON299He looks away. He cannot stand it.300 CLOSE SHOT - HYDE300For he is now almost completely Hyde. He comes out of hiswrithings as such. He looks about at the others, as thoughhe has just seen them for the first time. He is more bestialand awful in physique and manner than we have ever seen himin the transformation. With a sudden yell he throws a hugejar at the officers, and ducks around the table. (NOTE: Inthe following ensuing struggle ad lib commands from theinspector should come at the proper time: "Grab him - holdhim - don't let him get up those stairs - guard that door"....etc.) Hyde practically wrecks the lab in eluding his pursuers.He knocks them this way and that. He leaps across tables -up on shelves, pulling them down. He growls and snarls andlaughs in glee every time he eludes them.301 CLOSE SHOT - LANYON AND INSPECTOR301This during middle of fight. Lanyon sees the gun in theinspector's hand.(CONTINUED)