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Rating: 6 stars

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All movies seen on 12/07/2019

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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

Directed by Sidney Lanfield

Mystery | Thriller

Overview

On his uncle’s death Sir Henry Baskerville returns from Canada to take charge of his ancestral hall on the desolate moors of Devonshire, and finds that Sherlock Holmes is there to investigate the local belief that his uncle was killed by a monster hound that has roamed the moors since 1650, and is likely to strike again at Sir Henry.

Rated NR | Length 80 minutes

Actors

Richard Greene | Basil Rathbone | Wendy Barrie | Nigel Bruce | Lionel Atwill | John Carradine | Barlowe Borland | Beryl Mercer | Morton Lowry | Ralph Forbes | E.E. Clive | Eily Malyon | Lionel Pape | Nigel De Brulier | Mary Gordon | Ian Maclaren | Ruth Terry | Mary Young | Kenneth Hunter | Vesey O'Davoren | John Graham Spacey | David Thursby | Peter Willes | Leonard Carey | Rita Page | Jack Egger | Frank McLure | Brandon Beach | Blitzen | James Carlisle | Herschel Graham

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Unbeknownst to me my library had the Sherlock Holmes Collection on Blu. I found when I was searching for a random Sherlock title that I had not seen (looking for other murder mysteries). It collects all the films that starred Basil Rathbone as Holmes.

Have only seen the Peter Cushing led Hound of the Baskervilles so I was glad to finally view this version with Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. This was the first Sherlock film with Rathbone and Nigel Bruce (as Watson), which I didn’t know. This restoration looks incredible. Possibly the best looking film I’ve seen from this time period.

Much like the Cushing version I’m still not crazy about this particular story. Not sure why given the high praise for Cushing’s film. At least this is a gorgeous, gothic film to watch.

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