The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

85 mins | Drama, Crime, Comedy, Thriller, Horror, Mystery | Oct. 1, 1978

Director Paul Morrissey applies a hefty dose of humor to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic detective story in this interpretation of The Hound of the Baskervilles. Comedian Peter Cook takes on the role of brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes, who's not so gifted here as he relegates much of the investigation of demonic dogs to his bumbling sidekick, Watson (Dudley Moore), while he spends time with his mother and searches for an assistant.

The Hound of the Baskervilles

85 mins | Drama, Crime, Comedy, Thriller, Horror, Mystery | Oct. 1, 1978

The Hound of the Baskervilles
Director Paul Morrissey applies a hefty dose of humor to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic detective story in this interpretation of The Hound of the Baskervilles. Comedian Peter Cook takes on the role of brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes, who's not so gifted here as he relegates much of the investigation of demonic dogs to his bumbling sidekick, Watson (Dudley Moore), while he spends time with his mother and searches for an assistant.
IMDb rating 4.5
Producers
Original title The Hound of the Baskervilles
Directors Paul Morrissey
Writers Dudley Moore, Arthur Conan Doyle, Paul Morrissey, Peter Cook

Cast

Dudley Moore

as Doctor Watson / Mr. Spiggot / Mrs. Ada Holmes / Piano Player

Peter Cook

as Sherlock Holmes

Denholm Elliott

as Stapleton

Joan Greenwood

as Beryl Stapleton

Hugh Griffith

as Frankland

Irene Handl

as Mrs. Barrymore

Terry-Thomas

as Dr. Mortimer

Max Wall

as Arthur Barrymore

Kenneth Williams

as Sir Henry Baskerville

Roy Kinnear

as Selden the Axe Murderer

Dana Gillespie

as Mary Frankland

Lucy Griffiths

as Iris

Prunella Scales

as Glynis

Ava Cadell

as Marsha

Jessie Matthews

as Mrs. Tinsdale

Spike Milligan

as Policeman

Penelope Keith

as Massage Receptionist

Anna Wing

as Sausage and Mash Lady