a study in scarlet the hound of the baskervilles

He tells Holmes and Watson the legend of the Hound of the Baskervilles, a demonic dog that first killed Sir Hugo Baskerville several hundred years ago (seen in flashback) and is believed to kill all Baskervilles in the region of Devonshire. James Mortimer, who wishes to consult them before the arrival of Sir Henry Baskerville, the last of the Baskervilles, heir to the Baskerville estate in Devonshire.ĭr Mortimer is anxious about letting Sir Henry go to Baskerville Hall, owing to a supposed family curse. All known previous Holmes films, up to and including the 1930s British film series starring Arthur Wontner as Holmes, had been updated to a setting contemporaneous with the films' release. The Hound of the Baskervilles is notable as the earliest known Sherlock Holmes film to be set in the Victorian period of the original stories. It co-stars Richard Greene as Henry Baskerville (who received top billing, as the studio was unsure of the potential of a film about Sherlock Holmes ) and Wendy Barrie as Beryl Stapleton. It is among the most well-known cinematic adaptations of the novel, and is often regarded as one of the best. Released by 20th Century Fox, it is the first of fourteen Sherlock Holmes films produced between 19 starring Rathbone and Bruce. Directed by Sidney Lanfield, the film stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr.

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.

A study in scarlet the hound of the baskervilles