The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) | |
| Director(s) | Sidney Lanfield |
| Producer(s) | Gene Markey (associate), Darryl F. Zanuck (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Film Adaptation, Horror, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | Animals, Book-Based, Detectives, England |
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Sidney Lanfield and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and Gene Markey.
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DARK AND DEEP: THE GOTHIC HORROR BLOGATHON: The Hound of the Baskervilles, novel and 1939 film
on Oct 29, 2019 From Caftan WomanPale Writer Gabriela is giving us a Hallowe'en treat with Dark and Deep: The Gothic Horror Blogathon. Click HERE for your autumn chills. Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles with illustrations by Sidney Paget was serialized in The Strand Magazine in 1901/1902 and published as a no... Read full article
Watching 1939: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
on Apr 25, 2019 From Comet Over HollywoodIn 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them.?As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film of the year. Right now, tha... Read full article
1001 Classic Movies: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
By Amanda Garrett on Oct 20, 2017 From Old Hollywood FilmsThe Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) is one of the 1001 classic movies you should see. This mystery stars Nigel Bruce (left) as Dr. John Watson and Basil Rathbone as detective Sherlock Holmes. Each week, I'm going to recommend a classic movie you should see (for the reasons behind the 1001 series... Read full article
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) with Basil Rathbone
By Greg Orypeck on Sep 5, 2015 From Classic Film FreakShare This! ?Mr. Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound!??? Dr. Mortimer (Lionel Atwill) to Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) Now, with the 2015 release of Mr. Holmes and a new, if older Sherlock Holmes in Ian McKellen, it seems appropriate to look back seventy-five years, to an earlier... Read full article
The Hound of the Baskervilles
By Barry P. on Mar 16, 2014 From Cinematic Catharsis(1959) Directed by Terence Fisher; Written by: Peter Bryan; Based on the Novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Starring: Peter Cushing, Andr? Morell, Christopher Lee, Marla Landi and Francis De Wolff. Available on DVD. Rating: *** ½ “I don’t know how he did it, short of be... Read full article
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Quotes from
Dr. Watson: [horrified] But...
Sherlock Holmes: Gambling to save his life. But we've got to take that chance.
James Mortimer, M.D.: Mr. Holmes, you're the one man in all England who can help me... I am in mortal fear that Sir Henry's life will be snuffed out.
Dr. Watson: It's a pity you didn't think about bringing that infernal violin of yours - to regale me with some of your music!
Sherlock Holmes: I DID, my dear Watson! Anything to oblige!
[he whips out the violin and begins to play]
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Facts about
After being out of circulation for many years, partly because of the 1959 Hammer remake in Technicolor starring Peter Cushing, this film was restored and re-released to theaters in 1975 with great fanfare, to the point of having the national evening news do a story on it. The film was shown at its full 80-minute length, and newspaper and magazine articles commented on the fact that the line "Oh, Watson, the needle!", referring to Holmes' cocaine habit (and usually misquoted as "Quick, Watson, the needle!") was put back in after having been cut by the censors. As an added attraction, the studio added a rare sound film featurette which showed Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes books, talking about his creation.
The original title "The Hound of the Baskervilles" refers to a dog that terrorizes a family called "Baskerville". The German title "Der Hund Von Baskerville", a mistranslation, refers to a hound, which just lives in "Baskerville", a town, that does not play a role in the story.
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