Casting
Despite having not yet met his later co-star Katharine Hepburn - they met when they made Woman of the Year (1942) - Spencer Tracy originally wanted Hepburn to play both Bergman's and Turner's roles as the 'bad' and 'good' woman, who would then turn out to be the same person (coincidentally Hepburn had hoped to get Tracy for the part that James Stewart ultimately played in The Philadelphia Story (1940)).
Initial casting had Bergman playing the demure fiancée of Jekyll and Turner as 'bad girl' Aydee. However, Bergman, tired of playing saintly characters and fearing typecasting, requested that she and Turner switch roles, allowing her to play a darker role for the first time.
Read more about this topic: Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde (1941 Film)
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