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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
80 min - Crime | Drama | Horror - 31 March 1939 (USA)
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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.
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Writers: Ernest Pascal (screenplay), Arthur Conan Doyle (novel)
Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce and Richard Greene
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Cast
Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Greene
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Sir Henry Baskerville
Basil Rathbone
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Sherlock Holmes
Wendy Barrie
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Beryl Stapleton
Nigel Bruce
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Dr. Watson
Lionel Atwill
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James Mortimer M.D.
John Carradine
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Barryman
Barlowe Borland
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Frankland
Beryl Mercer
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Mrs. Jennifer Mortimer
Morton Lowry
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John Stapleton
Ralph Forbes
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Sir Hugo Baskerville
E.E. Clive
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Cabby
Eily Malyon
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Mrs. Barryman
Lionel Pape
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Coroner
Nigel De Brulier
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Convict (as Nigel de Brulier)
Mary Gordon
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Mrs. Hudson
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On his uncle's death Sir Henry Baskerville returns from abroad and opens up the ancestral hall on the desolate moors of Devonshire. Holmes uncovers a plot to have Sir Henry murdered by a terrible trained hound. First casting of Rathbone and Bruce as Holmes and Watson. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu> Plot Summary | Add Synopsis
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Genres: Crime | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
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Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 31 March 1939 (USA) See more ?
Also Known As: Le chien des Baskerville See more ?
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Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation See more ?
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Technical Specs
Runtime: 80 min
Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Color: Black and White
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1 See full technical specs ?
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Trivia Beryl Mercer, who played the medium Jennifer Mortimer in the film, died less than three months after the film's domestic release and before its international release. See more ?
Goofs Continuity: The position of Dr. Watson's left hand as he his writing his first, second and fourth letters back to Sherlock Holmes. See more ?
Quotes James Mortimer, M.D.: Mr. Holmes, you're the one man in all England who can help me... I am in mortal fear that Sir Henry's life will be snuffed out.
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Connections Referenced in "The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The Secret of Shark Island (#1.8)" (1972) See more ?
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