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| Sherlock Holmes - The Hound of the Baskervilles | 
 enlarge | Director: Sidney Lanfield
Actors: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Richard Greene, Wendy Barrie, Lionel Atwill
Studio: Mpi Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  57 reviews
Sales Rank: 4113
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 80
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MPID7551D
UPC: 030306755199
EAN: 0030306755199
ASIN: B0001DCYBE
Theatrical Release Date: March 31, 1939
Release Date: April 27, 2004
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Product Description
Sherlock holmes aided by dr watson investigates mysterious deaths apparently caused by a family curse. Studio: Mpi Home Video Release Date: 04/27/2004 Starring: Basil Rathbone Wendy Barrie Run time: 80 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Sidney Lanfield
Amazon.com
Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce star in this 1939 adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's frequently filmed novel, and the result is one of the most atmospheric and purely enjoyable versions of The Hound of the Baskervilles. Except for minor changes, the script is true to Doyle's enthralling mystery about a centuries-long curse against heirs to the Baskerville estate, situated within the haunting and deadly Dartmoor in the southwest of England. With the arrival of a new master, Canadian Henry Baskerville (Richard Greene), Sherlock Holmes (Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Bruce) are called upon to solve the strange case of the "gigantic hound" that may be readying to savage the poor fellow. Wonderful sets, crisp performances, and Rathbone's accessible but no-nonsense take on the Great Detective make this a real delight. Typical of the 20th Century Fox Holmes pictures, there's an in-joke, a final line of censor-defying dialogue alluding to Holmes's little problem with cocaine. --Tom Keogh
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 One of the All-Time Best Sherlock Holmes Tales January 2, 2009
I was very excited when this finally was remastered and released on DVD. I have always found the black & white films to provide an added element of mystery to the tales, and I must confess that I am partial to them for this reason. This restoration from the original was very well done.
Having seen many different actors portray the legendary Sherlock Holmes, I have always found the combination of Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce portraying Holmes & Watson to be the most legendary. This version of The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of the best the two actors appeared in, along with The Scarlet Claw.
The story, of course, centers around a legendary hound that legend tells has stalked the descendants of Hugo Baskerville since his mutilation death by the beast some centuries in the past. Holmes & Watson go to work in an attempt to prevent the current heir to the Baskerville estate from meeting the same fate as his ancestor Hugo did.
This is an excellent version of the classic tale, and is a must for the home video collection if you are a real Sherlock Holmes fan.
Best Movie Version of the Hound December 26, 2008
There have been quite a number of films made of The Hound of the Baskervilles, & this one is still considered the best. It is one of the two Basil Rathbone Holmes' films put in the correct time period, & probably contains Rathbone's best performance as Holmes. The movie moves along at a fast pace, follows the original story rather closely, & is a lot of fun.
 one of my favorites November 22, 2008
I remember watching this film when i was 9 or 10 back in the late 50's or early 60's after mt father went to work and my mom was asleep.There have been three or four spin offs to this great film that don't even come close.I don't no for sure but it seems that they left something out of this makeover.It doesn't matter this is a five star movie, that i rated four because i was stupid and hit the four star and it won't let me change me it.
Classic Story Classic Holmes. September 15, 2008
The Hound of the Baskervilles is the classic Sherlock Holmes story.
the number one Holmes's story in fact.
and this is the classic version of the story.
there have been many other versions.
but this will allways be the best of the lot.
with the other versions I will say this..
-Hound (Hammer) Peter Cushing.
Cushing makes a good Holmes. but this has the usual Hammer stupid plot lines. the spider scean for example
-Hound (Brett)
this seemed a rather tired and dull presentation. Brett himself did not seem very interested in it. he did not have the same fire as when he started out.
-Hound (Roxburough)
I very much disliked this version. to showy and to much horror. nice images and some good actors, espesily Richard Grant as the villen. but Roxburough is not my idea of what Holmes should be, hes much to gruff.
most slanderous of all is at the end when watson declars that he does not trust Holmes. something the 'real' watson would never say!!
-Hound (Ian Richardson)
Richardson makes a good Holmes but much of this is again to much horror and has a bit to many rip offs of the Rathbone version.
-Hound (Dudly More)
Do I even have to say why this one is just plain wrong.
NOW.. moving on to this version, the Rathbone version.
This is the first time Rathbone would take on the mantle of Sherlock Holmes.
he would go on to play the charture for several more movies and many many more radio plays.
he excells in every scean he is in.
Rathbone is a wonderful performer and its hard not to see why he makes a good Holmes.
Nigel Bruce makes his first apperance as Dr Watson.
he also would go on to play the charture for a long time.
and even appear in many radios shows even when he was not working with Rathbone.
sadly Bruce was made to play Watson as a baffoon on many ocasions.
something he personly hated.
Bruce enjoyed playing the charture on radio because as narrator he was a bit more intelligent.
in this movie Bruce is not as silly as he would later apper to be in other movies.
in this mvoie he can be rather competent at times even.
moving on to the story.
yes this is different then the book.
NO movie is exactly like the book.
this version takes many liberties
here Stapleton's 'sister' is his 'half sister'
and there is also the added seiance scean
(something that would appeal to the writer but not to the story)
dispite these twists in storyline
this still remains a classic version.
all the actors are topnotch.
Lionel Atwill plays Dr Mortimer
(He would appear as Moriarty in a later Rathbone movie)
John Carradine, Richard Greene, and Moton Lowry as Stapelton.
all these actors did great jobs.
espesily Lowry as the villen.
he was at time so cheerful that you just knew he was utterly evil.
this movie also has many great images
some inspired by the book.
Watson and Baskerville confront the convict on the moor, Holmes looks at the painting of Baskerville and we see a close up of the eyes of the painting, the victorian london sceans are well done, as are the mysterious atmosphere of the Grimpan moor.
there are the great sceans..
Holmes as the old begger
(notice how watson pics up that he limps with a different foot)
watson confronts the 'begger' who reveals himself.
holmes finds the lair of the Hound and is locked in.
Stapelton releases the Hound.
the hound chases Baskerville
and many others.
even though this is not excactly like the book it is a great movie version.
far superior over any other version.
everything about it is wonderful to watch.
again it has great actors, sceans, and a great story to boot.
its also interesting to note that this is the first, and only time, that a sherlock Holmes Rathbone movie mentions Holmes's cocain adiction
espeisly at the end when he asks for 'the needle'.
so if u want a good Hound of the Baskervilles movie this is the best choice.
Hound of the Baskervilles August 15, 2008
Love black and white classics.. Takes you back to a simple time when the suspense was the fright not blood.
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