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The Hound of the Baskervilles is a 1939 American gothic mystery film based on the 1902 Sherlock Holmes novel of the same name by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Directed by Sidney Lanfield, the film stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. John Watson.
The Hound of the Baskervilles: Directed by Sidney Lanfield. With Richard Greene, Basil Rathbone, Wendy Barrie, Nigel Bruce. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate the legend of a supernatural hound, a beast that may be stalking a young heir on the fog-shrouded moorland that makes up his estate.
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- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Sidney Lanfield
- 1939-03-31
Aug 20, 2020 · The Hound of the Baskervilles is a 1939 private detective mystery film starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. It also features Lionel Atwill, Richard Greene, Wendy Barrie, and Morton Lowry. It is the first of fourteen films in the Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes series.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's immortal detective Sherlock Holmes is easily one of the most widely known of all fictional characters, and of the many dozens of film incarnations that the intrepid sleuth has enjoyed, the 1939 version of The Hound of the Baskervilles is no doubt the best known.
- Sidney Lanfield, Gene Bryant, Alfred Werker
- Richard Greene
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) is intrigued by a centuries-old legend in which every generation of the wealthy Baskerville family is eventually killed by a monstrous hound.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles, American mystery-detective film, released in 1939, that was adapted from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic novel of the same name. It is noted for Basil Rathbone’s debut as Sherlock Holmes, a role that would define his career.
