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

61.153 CONTINUED: 153POOLE(stammering)Why, sir - I - I'm sorry, sir - Iheard a frightful noise -and a strangevoice - and - and I thought somethinghad happened, sir.JEKYLLNo... it was quite - all right, Poole.There was someone here. He - he wasa friend of mine. A - er - a... Mr.Hyde. He was a bit - well, under theweather - rather obstreperous. I gothim out by the back door.POOLEOh, I see, sir.(then, back to theservant again)Miss Beatrix is here, sir.JEKYLL(hit between the eyes)Miss Beatrix.... alone?POOLE(re-assuringly)I've shown her to the consultingroom, sir.JEKYLLTell - tell Miss Beatrix I shall bethere at once.POOLEVery good, sir.Jekyll closes the door, as Poole exits o.s.154 FULL SHOT - LAB154Jekyll comes down the stairs in the b.g. He is stunned bythis announcement from Poole. Mechanically, dazed, he startsputting on his tail coat. Then with a sudden rush of thought,as WE PAN, he rushes to the mirror again, examines his faceto see if any of the awful evil is left. He feels his cheek,his brow, his ear. He covers his face with his hand, inrevulsion at what he had seen earlier. Then he looks athimself again.(CONTINUED)