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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
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.
- Lee Pfeiffer
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. Suspecting there...
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- Basil Rathbone
- Sidney Lanfield
- 20th Century Fox
The Hound of the Baskervilles stands as a landmark in cinematic history, a 1939 American gothic mystery film that brought Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic detective Sherlock Holmes to life on the silver screen.
Holmes and Watson investigate the legend of a supernatural hound, responsible for the deaths of the heirs of the Baskerville family. Holmes is approached n hired by Dr. Mortimer, a friend of the Baskerville family.