#emery ; ingrid

[devouredxmuses]

who: emery, piper, heath & ingrid ( @hellonexrth ) ! where: park in new orleans !

emery wasn't necessarily cool with ingrid mikaelson, but it was rather obvious that she was going to be in heath's life for a long time ( probably longer than he would given their immortality ), so he'd figure it out. he also had every intention to keep piper in his life, now that they'd reconnected. that is why he'd asked piper if she'd like to meeting a couple of his friends. once she agreed he'd texted heath and planned something. it was important for him to, essentially, merge his two lives. the nomadic emery he'd left behind and the new semi-settled city boy.

" they're cool, i promise. " he gives piper an assuring smile while he kept an eye out for a glimpse of heath. the psychic had half a mind to shoot the vampire a text and ask very nicely for him to be on his best behavior. then he realized that might have the opposite effect, heath might take that as an invitation to tease him all night. which wasn't exactly a bad thing, but he was already a little hyper aware of his actions around piper, especially after starting to realize his feelings might be deeper than he even knew. the pair walked along the path as he spotted that familiar tall figure and then the spot of red hair. " hey, " he calls out with a grin in attempts to get attention as he and piper neared.

this all felt oddly normal. going to hangout with her boyfriend's friends, or friend and friend's friend. maybe that's why she had been up for doing it in the first place. it wasn't that she really wanted to be around people, or emery in particular, but she craved something simple. the past year had been nothing of the sort. so there she found herself, in the park with heath, ready to make the most of this interaction. plus, she and emery could use a positive interaction. ultimately he hadn't done anything unforgivable and she had been just as guilty. frankly they'd all need allies at the rate the collective was working. here's to bonding, she thought.

the sound of emery's voice pulled ingrid's attention from heath to the approaching party. the second that ingrid's eyes landed on the woman's face she felt her heart stop beating. it was one she'd seen in the few times ingrid actually managed to dream ( or have nightmares ). this could not be happening. words escaped her as fear wrapped around her brain and took control. quickly and without thought, ingrid shuffles behind him. shielding herself with his body from the others as one hand reaches out to find heath's. she connected their fingers, needing some kind of contact. none of her movements were graceful and anyone with sight could tell something was wrong. while her brain begged her to take off running, the tribrid felt paralyzed. " she's, " but that singular word was all that left her before she pressed her forehead against heath's back trying to regain any sort of composure.

[letterboxd-loggd]

Spellbound (1945) Alfred Hitchcock

August 25th 2024

[writtebycamus]

average experience of any woman (*unimpressed and underwhelmed by a man yet again)

Spellbound (1945)

[lobbycards]

Spellbound, Spanish Lobby Card. Re-Release 1982

[hellonexrth]

003. heath & ingrid event: welcome home party @devouredxmuses

Heath had meant to keep an eye on Emery. He really had. But this was one of those blink-and-you-'ll-miss-it situations. One second he saw Emery with a drink, making conversation with a few friends, and the next he was gone. He made his way outside, maneuvering around the swarm of party-goers.

As he stepped out of the house and onto the street, he spotted Ingrid lying on the ground, with Emery nowhere to be seen. He'd be lying if he said the sight didn't bring the smallest smile to his face. But still, he worried for his friend. If she'd done something to Emery... he wasn't sure what he'd do.

He crouched next to her on the ground, surveying her face. "You don't look so good," he commented with a smarmy expression, a smirk, once he realized that she was, in fact, still alive. "Where's Emery?"

[thelamentknight]

Carmen Larimar

19/Female

German

Pansexual Demisexual

Aquarius (her birthday is February 14)

She says she’s from this place called Meissen, Germany.

Twisted from Cinderella

Ramshackle

She isn’t a student

She’s in the Fashion Club

Her Favorite Food is Sirloin Steak

Her Least Favorite Food is Apples

Dislikes Social Interaction

Hobbies include: Sketching, Sewing, Designing, reading King Arthur, and reading

Talents: Cooking, cleaning, and being able to speak to animals

UM: “Shatter Glass.” Unless it is 12:00am or 12:00pm, Carmen is completely immune to spells and UMs. For example, if Riddle were to use “Off with your head” and collar Carmen, the collar would immediately shatter into little blue glass pieces and disintegrate. Interestingly, this UM never accumulates any blot, and is always on (unless it is 12:00, to which it then turns off). This might be because Carmen is only half Wonderlandian.

Carmen is my version of the MC in Twisted Wonderland. She recalls getting carried into a mysterious carriage by a hooded figure before she ended up in Wonderland. She is the hot topic of lots of gossip in NRC, from her origins to her involvement in Overblots. By the end of the school year, she transfers to Académie Princesse Radieuse (APR), an All-Girls Fashion College.

She’s seen as a bit of a mystery to the other students due to her quiet, timid and reserved nature. She rarely talks, and when she does, she tends to replies in stutters and short answers. Carmen usually keeps to herself, and rarely opens up. She tends to have her head down, and gets flustered quite easily. She’s very kind, always putting others before her, something that many NRC students try to exploit.

Backstory (R*pe, V*olence, G*rey D*ath, and Ab*se warning):

Carmen’s Father is Emery Larimar, the heir of the Larimars. The Larimars are an extremely powerful family, as the Larimar jewelry they make work as translation jewels. When Emery overblotted and k!lled his whole family, he went missing so he could hide from STYX. He had taken a portal and transported to earth, specifically Germany.

However, while he was there, Emery was dr*gged and r*ped by Ingrid Weiss, a ruthless Mafia boss. After r*ping him, Ingrid dragged him to the garbage cans and asked his last name. Emery (still dr*gged) answered that it was Larimar, and Ingrid kicked him before leaving him in the garbage cans. Afterwards, Emery transported back to Wonderland, and was shortly captured by STYX. 8-9 months later, Ingrid gave birth to twins, Carmen and Roman. Emery would remain unaware that he’s a Father.

A couple years later, Ingrid gave birth to Carmen and Roman’s half sisters: Diana and Annabelle. Diana and Annabelle were spoiled rotten and given the finest things. Meanwhile, Carmen and Roman were treated dirt poor and became servants for their own Mother and half sisters. Due to Ingrid’s hate of men, she k!lled Roman by feeding him to dogs she purposely starved when he was 5. Carmen was forced to watch, and Ingrid’s guard had to hold her down as she was kicking and screaming, trying to save her brother.

As the years went on, Carmen was treated like a servant to her Mother and Half Sisters. They also physically ab*sed her as they found Carmen screaming and crying hilarious. One day (when Carmen was 15-16), there was a mouse under Annabelle’s tea cup, so Annabelle, Diana, and Ingrid assumed it was a prank by Carmen. It was not, but they still responded by grabbing glass and cutting her face with it, leaving open gashes on her face (the reason Carmen wears a mask). They disowned her, and dumped her onto the streets. For the next few years, Carmen wandered the streets all alone and slept in the alleys. And she would live like this until a mysterious hooded figured picked her up and carried her to a carriage.

Fun Facts:

+ If you touch her, she’ll squeak like a mouse

+ She has a beautiful singing voice, but she only sings when she’s alone

+ She thinks frogs, mice, and rats are really cute animals

+ She takes shifts working at Sam’s workshop. After Chapter 3, she also sometimes help Azul with cooking for Mostro

+ She dreams to become a Fashion Designer

+ She hates apples because that’s all she was allowed to eat. If her Mother or sisters caught her eating anything else, they’d force her to puke

+ She wears Larimar studded earrings to understand others. She only knows German

+ Dates Vil Schoenheit

+ Carmen and Grim originally counted as one student. Grim would attend classes, while Carmen would either do chores Crowley couldn’t bother to do or work a shift for Sam’s shop. At the end of Chapter 6, when the Headmistress of APR and Crowley have a talk, they agree to make Grim count as a student so Carmen can transfer to APR

+ As she’s not technically a student, she never got a uniform. Carmen made her “uniform” herself

+ After staying in Wonderland for a while, Carmen decided that she wouldn’t return to Earth. Wonderland is more of a home to her than earth was

+ After each boy Overblots, Carmen comes to visit them as they heal in the medical wing. She’ll also bring them their favorite food, which she cooked herself

+ Due to what she’s been through, Carmen has PTSD, depression, and horrible sleeping problems. After gaining enough money (by around Chapter 5-6), she’s taking therapy and medication

+ She has prescribed glasses, but usually wears contacts

+ She’s very tall (she reaches Malleus’ horns without the heels

+ When she told the mirror her name was Carmen Larimar, and the mirror didn’t correct her, everyone in NRC lost it. Throughout the entire year, there was this whole debate on whether or not Carmen was actually a Larimar

Voice Claim

[n8ptune]

Artfight 2024 is over-

So here are all the attacks I could make :)

Character credits ( in order from left to right, top to bottom )

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MARIANA & MIHAI ★ from Mush_the_possum

Kuroba from wildflowercryptid

Robin Wild (one-off) from richynepp

Anne Vestigator from ToonIRL

☆Washi☆ from Wilted-Ribs

Grov from Leaf_1

Miss Dulciumi / Alison Sweet from seeninmydreams

Anya from Amandart

DETECTIVE PEPPERINE from RalphRiptide

Kora from 1whowalkbutnosmile

Seashell ❁* & Rex ❁* from RockyHorrorCacti

Terry & Yayo (Rudolf) from Rikoicoico & Salsalsal

Ingrid Morgan from violixir

[Sona] Bungee from Ottosbigtop

Emery Inkflow from totally_razzical

[carmodance]

TDA Las Vegas 2023 Predictions

I know this is more than 20 in each lol but I really couldn’t narrow it down! I always want everyone to do so well!

MINI TOP 3: Elsie Sandall, Brooklyn Ward, Lilly Anderson

TOP 10: Mila Ayshford, Tatum Self, Bella Charnstrom, Kendyl Miller, Mika Takase, Mya Lanigan, Lucia Piedrahita, Emery Duffin, Stevie Menne, Malia Scott, Melina Biltz, Harper Anderson, 

TOP 20: Madisyn Amos, Neala Murphy, Tillie Kuhl, Alivia Hughes, Addyson Paul, Stella Brinkerhoff, Ruby Taylor, Tabitha Nan, Savannah Jackson, Ruby Kramer

JUNIOR TOP 3: Kiera Sun, Kelsie Jacobson, Savannah Manzel

TOP 10: Kinsley Oykhman, Kate Baldwin, Roxie Onellion, Aria Du, Kate Jarboe, Ingrid Wirtz, Fiona Wu, Keelyn Jones, Channing Embry

TOP 20: Aurora Andreski, Avery Maycunich, Harper Ducale, Tiara Sherman, Sasha Milstein, Esprit Frank, Alexis Alvarez, Tessa Ohran, Karyna Majeroni, Lyric Okrusch, Piper Perusse

TEEN TOP 3: Crystal Huang, Izzy Howard, Isabella Lynch, Keira Redpath

TOP 10: Kortlynn Rosenbaugh, Claire Monge, Makaia Roux, Leila Winker, Tori Chun, Madison Ronquillo, Kylie Kaminksy, Brooke Toro, Mya Tuaileva, Kamri Peterson, Kira Chan, Maliah Howard, Laci Bloss

TOP 20: Amaya Weeks, Tiffany Robinson, Sofia Andrus, Sophia Sands, Victoria Johnson, Alexis Mayer, Vivienne Mitchell, Jenna Jarboe, Natalie Breen, Ceilidh McSeveney, Lily Allen, Dilyn Bray, Stella Condie, Addison Middelton

SENIOR TOP 3: Carley Thinfen, Ava Wagner, Emma Donnelly

TOP 10: Hailey Meyers, Emma Hellenkamp, Rylee Arnold, Kaitlyn Tom, Courtney Chiu, Ayla Rodriguez, Isabella Jarvis, Gianna Mojonnier, Brooklin Cooley, Avery Lau, Kennedy Barry

TOP 20: Emily Haas, Gigi Van Den Bosch, Cayla Bennish, Addison Leitch, Mia Ibach, Phoebe Campbell, Michelle Cheng, Natalie Bowen, Sami Sonder, Mia Larkin

[tutuprincesse]

TDA Las Vegas BD Predictions

Mini winner: Lilly

Mini Top 4: Lilly, Brooklyn Ward, Lucia, and Elsie

Mini Top 15: Emery Duffin, Kendyl Miller, Harper Anderson, Malia Scott, Tillie Kuhl, Melina Blitz, Madisyn Amos, Ella-Nani Knight, Bella Charnstrom, Tatum Self, Mika Takase

Mini Top 25: Soleil Lynch, Tenley Anthony, Addyson, Penelope Pranger, Harper Schwalb, Khloe Douros, Savannah Jackson, Kennedy Marble, Stella Brinkerhoff, Ruby Taylor

Mini Male Winner: Tristan Jones

Mini Male Top 3: Tristan Jones, Jaxon Adamson, Chase Lang

Junior Winner: Kiera

Junior Top 3: Savannah, Kiera, Keelyn Jones

Junior Top 15: Kelsie, Aria Du, Fiona Wu, Tahari, Faith Crain, Roxie, Addison Price, Isabella Tjoe, Ingrid Wirtz, Kylie Lawrence, Alexis Alvarez, Kinsley Oykhman

Junior Top 25: Payton Harrison, Claire Hansen, Peyton Szuberla, Peyton Kanda, Kate Jarboe, Ava McCraine, Daphne Braun, Sarah St.Cyr, Francesca Jen, Piper Perusse

Teen Winner: Crystal

Teen Top 4: Crystal, Izzy, Isabella Lynch, Keira

Senior Winner: Ava Wagner

Senior Top 4: Isabella Jarvis, Ava Wagner, Carly Thinfen, Brooklin Cooley

[xoxoproject21]

Best dancer predictions (Las Vegas)

Hi

Here are my predictions. Please keep in mind that i don't know all of the dancers which are competing and just because I am not including a dancer doesn't mean I don't think they are good. I made these just for fun.

Mini female best dancer:

Winner: Lilly Anderson (larkin)

1st runner up: Elsie Sandall (club)

2nd runner up: Harper Anderson (Larkin)

3rd runner up: Lucia Piedrahita (Danceplex)

Top 10:

Bella Charnstrom (Larkin)

Malia Scott (Larkin)

Emery Duffin (DC2)

Madisyn Amos (Club)

Kendyl Miller (Club)

Brooklyn Ward (CSPAS)

Mya Lanigan (Evolve)

Alivia Hughes (DC2)

Melina Biltz (The rock)

Mika Takase (Nor cal)

Top 20:

Ruby Taylor (CSPAS)

Stella Brinkerhoff (CSPAS)

Bella Linman (Club)

Tatum Self (Club)

Navy Forrest (Club)

Harper Schwalb (Club)

Tillie Kuhl (Larkin)

Kendall Brown (South Tulsa)

Mini male best dancer:

Winner: Tristan Jones (Gotta Dance)

Junior female best dancer:

Winner: Savannah Manzel (Larkin)

1st runner up: Kiera Sun (Westside)

2nd runner up: Kelsie Jacobson (Larkin)

3rd runner up: Kinsley Oykhman (The space)

Top 10:

Tahari Conrad (Larkin)

Roxie Onellion (The base)

Keelyn Jones (Danceology)

Ava Ding (Yoko's)

Isabella Tjoe (Yoko's)

Fiona Wu (Yoko's)

Sasha Milstein (The rock)

Tiara Sherman (The rock)

Tessa Ohran (CSPAS)

Top 20:

Daphnie Braun (Larkin)

Ingrid Wirtz (Larkin)

Aria Du (Yoko's)

Annabella Atkinson (The rock)

Karyna Majeroni (The rock)

Alexis Alvarez (Club)

Kate Jarboe (Expressenz)

Kylie Lawrence (CSPAS)

Madison Machado (DC2)

Avery Maycunich (The Difference Dance Company )

Junior male best dancer:

Winner: Aiden Ecenbarger (Next step)

Teen female best dancer

Winner: Izzy Howard (Westside)

1st runner up: Crystal Huang (The rock)

2nd runner up: Keira Redpath (Larkin)

3rd runner up: Isabella Lynch (Danceology)

Top 10:

Madison Ronquillo (Nor cal)

Maliah Howard (Michelle L)

Ellie Duffin (DC2)

Claire Monge (Larkin)

Makaia Roux (Danceology)

Victoria Johnson (The rock)

Carissa Hsu (N10)

Stella Condie (CSPAS)

Kamri Peterson (CSPAS)

Kira Chan (Elements)

Top 20:

Lilly Allen (Kim Massay)

Kylie Kaminsky (Danceology)

Brooke Toro (Danceology)

Alexis Mayer (The rock)

Amaya Weeks (Club)

Kortlynn Rosenbaugh (Club)

Addyson Smith (Elite)

Vivienne Mitchell (CSPAS)

Mya Tuaileva (CSPAS)

Teen male best dancer:

Winner: Hudson Pletcher (Prodigy)

1st runner up: Patricio López (Flashdance)

2nd runner up: Cooper Macalalad (The base)

Senior female best dancer:

Winner: Ava Wagner (Larkin)

1st runner up: : Emma Donnelly (Danceology)

2nd runner up: Avery Lau (South Tulsa)

3rd runner up: Addison Leitch (Dmitri's)

Top 10:

Isabella Jarvis (Larkin)

Carley Thinfen (Nor cal)

Kaitlyn Tom (Nor cal)

Kennedy Barry (Danceology)

Hailey Meyers (Danceology)

Clara Gough (South Tulsa)

Adare Haas (Expressenz)

Brooklin Cooley (Club)

Zoe Ridge (CSPAS)

Mia Ibach (The rock)

Top 20:

Brielle McCoy (Kim Massay)

Mini Preston (Larkin)

Mercedes Lorentz (Larkin)

Emma Hellenkamp (Danceology)

Rylee Arnold (CSPAS)

Bryten Belka (CSPAS)

Courtney Chiu (Studio Fusion)

Michelle Cheng (Studio Fusion)

Senior male best dancer:

Winner: Garris Munoz (South Tulsa)

1st runner up: Isaiah Villegas (DC2)

2nd runner up: Drew Rosen (Danceology)

3rd runner up: Skai Llorente (Encore Performing Arts Center)

[mccncreatures]

Hospital Emery and Asher

Asher watched Emery with a careful gaze. Everyone had been taking shifts since he’d been attacked, like a pack of dysfunctional wolves (quite literally on some accounts) keeping an eye on their friend. He waited and waited with Kaya asleep on a cot after Heath and Ingrid had left to get a break from being in the room day in and day out. This was their little Ohana now. No one was getting left behind.

At the first signs of waking, Asher grinned and scooted the chair closer. “Lookit that. He lives.” He joked patting Emery on the arm. “I’d ask you how you’re feeling but I’d say close to being trampled on by an elephant huh?” Asher kept his hand there for a second as he nodded while Emery gave a half hearted grin.

“We took care of ‘em. For now anyway.” He assured softly. Like a promise that needed to be kept. “I’m…. I dunno man on my life I promise. We’ll try to keep you safe as we can from now on, huh? Or I’ll beg Ingrid to make you a vamp, I dunno. Just….” He sighed as he rubbed the forearm of the other. “Do me a solid will ya? No dying on me. I’m not a big ass baby or anything but it might hurt like hell if I lost one of my amigos.”

@devouredxmuses

[devouredxmuses]

ingrid & emery ; self para time: well into the party karma.

something hadn't felt right since her homecoming. she wasn't naive enough to believe that everyone would be happy to see her, but she was naive enough to believe that she could handle everything they'd thrown her way. it reminded her of the reason she'd left this shithole the first time. arrogance, that's what kept her here, even after the slaps asher, laurie, heath, and theo had given her. there she stood now, in the kitchen of the party, sipping the liquor from her cup and looking for something to liven the night up. that's when she spotted him by himself. the tribrid had clocked him laughing and chatting with people she knew, people who wanted nothing to do with her. she didn't like it.

he'd just finished the rest of the drink in his cup when the red head was before him, offering a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes. emery knew her, he'd seen the face in heath's memories and he attempted to extract each one. " let's go for a walk, " she compels ( or attempts to, if vervain hadn't been running through his system ). self preservation was high on his list so he obliged, nodding feigning to be affected. her fingers grabbed his sleeve and tugged him toward the door. maybe he should have tried to search the crowd for heath or asher, but he didn't want her to suspect anything. instead he reminded himself of the stake he stashed in his waistband.

the second ingrid had lead him outside she grabbed his shoulders and turned to slam him against the nearest brick wall. " fuck, " he grunts once the connection is made, feeling a throb of pain radiate through his body. she lets go and he drops down to a knee. " wow, you really do pack a punch, " he mutters. " you're chatty, most men beg at this point, " she raises a brow. he wasn't her usual type anyway, he'd acted as a stand up gentleman each time she'd spotted him throughout the night. this was personal. " and does begging ever stop it ? " emery wasn't as defenseless as he looked, his abilities hidden. if he got ingrid distracted enough, he could get in her head.

" i think we both know the answer. get up, " another attempted compulsion and to his feet he goes anyways. " gonna do a number on me too ? like you did heath ? " emery shouldn't have said it, but he couldn't help himself. the man had become a close friend, a surge of protectiveness rushing through him. " excuse you ? " her eyes narrow and her arm shoots out to grab his neck and pushing him back against that wall. " did him so bad he had to ask me to make him forget you, " he choked out in her grip. that was his leverage. it certainly wasn't fair for him to divulge his friend's business, but this was a matter of life and death. of all the things ingrid thought would leave his mouth, that was not one of them. her grip loosened so he could speak once she was done, wanting to hear whatever bullshit he'd spew. " and how would you be able to do that ? " a sneer, a dare she didn't know she was asking for.

" like this, " his hands shoot up to wrap around her wrists. eye and physical contact would help him best. in a flash she was no longer standing in front of emery, she was down on the ground. a few feet from her she watches the scene before her, the last hug she ever shared with her father. elijah's arms wrapped tightly around her as she sobs into his chest, muttering how much she loved him. the pain getting closer, much closer. then as quickly as the vision was there, it was replaced.

now, she's in that alleyway. just in time to watch the expulsion of power thrust heath off his feet. watched as she ran to his side unable to help him, tears staining her cheeks as she begged him to come back. a pang of guilt stabbing into her, it dulled to a throb. again, the memory was gone and she was still stuck in her spot. images flashed before her at near lightening speed, each life she'd taken replaying before her eyes, a sob getting caught in her throat. " enough ! " she screams at emery wherever he is, she couldn't see him.

in a snap she's back with the witches. it had been so far away from her, not having thought of this moment since she turned i off. this moment, it was the beginning of the end of ingrid mikaelson. this time she wasn't just watching the scene play out before her, she was in it. ingrid was frozen on her knees, the woman couldn't move, couldn't look away as she watched her mother be taken from her again. the hand plunged into her mother's chest and was as if the dam she'd carefully constructed exploded. at the same time there was a stab in her gut, this time it was physical.

emery had lodged the stake in ingrid's stomach, an insurance policy, if memory lane hadn't subdued her. she sunk to the ground as everything she'd shut off started to consume her. the flesh wound somehow being the most dull feeling. " i'm sorry, " she gushes while looking up to see the person who'd forced her switch to flip back. the words she'd be uttering for the rest of her life. still she weeps on the ground, emery's heart sinking in his chest. he shouldn't be the one with her here now. " no, i'm sorry, " he murmurs, not necessarily sorry for doing it, but for how much it seemed to hurt her.

" just go, please, " she whimpers while pulling the wood from her abdomen. she needed to be alone, her body starting to heave as everything was settling in. the disgust, the anger, the sadness, the grief, all the pain she'd locked away a year ago. he wanted to say something, to offer her some sort of comfort, it was in his nature. but he also wasn't a fool. he wasn't going to look a gift horse in the mouth. ingrid was dangerous regardless. getting away from her was needed. without another word he books it back in the direction of his house. that was enough excitement for one night.

ingrid was left in the darkness as she sobbed. her fists smashing into the ground as hard as she could, cracking the cement. " fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, " she bawls as the skin of her knuckles split. she moves so her back can rest against the wall, drawing her knees to her chest as she felt herself be swallowed whole by the agony she'd delayed.

[mawr-gorshin]

Analysis of 'Spellbound'

Spellbound is a 1945 psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck, with Michael Chekhov, Leo G. Carroll, and John Emery. The screenplay was written by Ben Hecht, from a treatment by Angus MacPhail, after an earlier treatment by Hitchcock’s wife, Alma Reville, which all was “suggested” by the 1927 novel, The House of Dr. Edwardes, by Hilary St.…

[byneddiedingo]

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Rouben Mamoulian, 1931; Victor Fleming, 1941)

Fredric March and Miriam Hopkins (1931)

Cast: Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart, Holmes Herbert, Halliwell Hobbes, Edgar Norton, Tempe Pigott. Screenplay: Samuel Hoffenstein, Percy Heath, based on a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. Cinematography: Karl Struss. Art direction: Hans Dreier. Film editing: William Shea.

Spencer Tracy and Ingrid Bergman (1941)

Cast: Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner, Donald Crisp, Ian Hunter, Barton MacLane, C. Aubrey Smith, Peter Godfrey, Sara Allgood. Screenplay: John Lee Mahin, based on a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson and a screenplay by Samuel Hoffenstein and Percy Heath. Cinematography: Joseph Ruttenberg. Art direction: Cedric Gibbons. Film editing: Harold F. Kress. Music: Franz Waxman. 

MGM's 1941 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a virtual remake of Paramount's 1931 version of the Robert Louis Stevenson novella: John Lee Mahin's screenplay is clearly based on the earlier one by Samuel Hoffenstein and Percy Heath. The similarities are so obvious that MGM, having bought the rights to Paramount's version, tried to buy up all prints of it.* Seeing the two versions back-to-back is a pretty good lesson in how things changed in Hollywood over ten years: For one thing, the Production Code went into effect, which means that the "bad girl" Ivy (Miriam Hopkins in 1931, Ingrid Bergman in 1941) ceased to be a prostitute and became a barmaid. Hopkins shows a good deal more skin than does Bergman, and in the 1931 we see the scars on her back, inflicted by Hyde's whip, whereas in 1941 we see only the shocked reaction of those who view them. As for Jekyll/Hyde (Fredric March in 1931, Spencer Tracy in 1941), the earlier version gives us a lustier Jekyll -- we sense that he's so eager to marry the virtuous Muriel Carew (Rose Hobart) because he wants to go to bed with her. Tracy's Jekyll indulges in a little more PDA with his fiancée, Beatrix Emery (Lana Turner), than her Victorian paterfamilias (Donald Crisp) would like, but there's no sense of urgency in his attraction to her. It's widely known that the original casting had Turner playing Ivy and Bergman as Beatrix, but that Bergman wanted to play the bad girl for a change -- it's clearly the better part -- and persuaded director Victor Fleming to make the switch. March's Hyde is a fearsome, simian creature with a gorilla's skull and great uneven teeth; Tracy's is just a man with a lecherous gaze, unruly hair, bushy eyebrows, and what looks like an unfortunately oversize set of false teeth. March's Jekyll -- pronounced to rhyme with "treacle" -- is a troubled intellectual, whereas Tracy's -- pronounced to rhyme with "heckle" -- is a genial Harley Street physician who genuinely wants to find a cure for bad behavior. March won an Oscar for his performance, and he does lose his sometimes rather starchy manner in the role. Tracy, I think, was just miscast, though in real life he had his own Jekyll/Hyde problems: The everyman persona hid a mean drunk. *MGM did the same thing to Thorold Dickinson's 1940 film of Gaslight when it made its own version, directed by George Cukor, in 1944, but didn't succeed in either case.

[hellonexrth]

002. heath & ingrid @devouredxmuses

Settling into life as a vampire was not easy. His hatred for Ingrid developed slowly, over time. At first, he'd understood. Thought her outburst of power had been completely rational. But as the days turned into weeks and his hunger got even stronger and harder to control, so did the anger he felt for the girl he'd once had other feelings for.

Upon meeting Emery, he found a solution to his problem, a solution to thinking about her non-stop. A memory-wipe. If he couldn't remember her, he didn't need to hate her. And that would be easier, wouldn't it? If the memory wipe had gone according to plan, that would have been the case. However, unfortunately, his feelings of anger toward the redhead were too strong. Emery's magic touch had taken away the other memories, though. The ones of them kissing, the feelings that felt more complicated than anything. Those were gone, and he was left with a shallow anger that didn't feel nearly as deep as before. It wasn't a resentment anymore, but a hatred.

So when she turned up at him and Emery's office, he wanted to slam the door right in her face. Instead, he held it open, eyes downcast to look into hers. At least he felt nothing for her anymore. At least all he had to grapple with was distaste. "If you don't have a cheating lover, I don't know why you're here."