The Hound of the Baskervilles

Mar 31 1939 Approved 1h 20m

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Ernest Pascal, Arthur Conan Doyle

Directed by

Sidney Lanfield

Cast

Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Richard Greene

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

1 win

Trailers

The Hound Of The Baskervilles Trailer 1939

Scores

# of Votes

12,165

Average Rating

7.4 out of 10

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