The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

80 mins | Thriller, Horror, Mystery | March 24, 1939

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.

The Hound of the Baskervilles

80 mins | Thriller, Horror, Mystery | March 24, 1939

The Hound of the Baskervilles
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title The Hound of the Baskervilles
Directors Sidney Lanfield
Writers Ernest Pascal, Arthur Conan Doyle

Cast

Basil Rathbone

as Sherlock Holmes

Nigel Bruce

as Doctor John H. Watson

Richard Greene

as Sir Henry Baskerville

Wendy Barrie

as Beryl Stapleton

Morton Lowry

as John 'Jack' Stapleton

Lionel Atwill

as Dr. James Mortimer

Beryl Mercer

as Mrs. Jennifer Mortimer

John Carradine

as Barryman

Eily Malyon

as Mrs. Barryman

Barlowe Borland

as Frankland

Nigel De Brulier

as The Notting Hill Murderer

Lionel Pape

as The Coroner

E. E. Clive

as London Cabbie John Clayton

Ralph Forbes

as Sir Hugo Baskerville

Ian Maclaren

as Sir Charles Baskerville

Mary Gordon

as Mrs. Hudson

Ruth Terry

as Betsy Ann

Mary Young

as Betsy Ann's Mother (uncredited)

Kenneth Hunter

as Ship's Officer (uncredited)

Vesey O'Davoren

as Ship's Steward (uncredited)

John Graham Spacey

as Ship's Porter (uncredited)

David Thursby

as Open Carriage Driver (uncredited)

Peter Willes

as Roderick

Leonard Carey

as Hugo's Servant (uncredited)

Rita Page

as Chambermaid (uncredited)

Jack Egger

as (uncredited)

Frank McLure

as Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Brandon Beach

as Ship Passenger (uncredited)