Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) Collection

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

Sidney Lanfield

Ernest Pascal

Arthur Conan Doyle

Darryl F. Zanuck

Gene Markey

Robert L. Simpson

Richard Day

Hans Peters

Thomas Little

Gwen Wakeling

J. Peverell Marley

Mystery

Horror

Crime

Thriller

The Hound of the Baskervilles

20th Century Fox

United States of America

CinemaSerf

A lovely, suspenseful adaptation of Conan Doyle's story about a wealthy English landowner who comes into his inheritance thanks to the legend of a brutal hound that terrorises the Dartmoor countryside where the estate of Sir Henry Baskerville lies. Enter Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson (Basil Rathbone and his superbly played foil, Nigel Bruce) who get their first outing as the super-sleuth and his loyal, if somewhat dithery, companion. Richard Greene and Lionel Atwill feature prominently too, but this is essentially about the chemistry between the two main stars and it works a treat. The dialogue is a touch verbose, but the eeriness of the foggy moor and a strong supporting cast make for a superb 80 minutes of engrossing drama.

English