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The Hound of the Baskervilles
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Title: The Hound of the Baskervilles

Release Date: 24 Mar 1939

Runtime: 1h 20m

Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Director: 20th Century Fox

Production Companies: 20th Century Fox

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 7.1 (198 votes)

Cast

  • Sir Henry Baskerville: Richard Greene
  • Sherlock Holmes: Basil Rathbone
  • Beryl Stapleton: Wendy Barrie
  • Doctor John H. Watson: Nigel Bruce
  • Dr. James Mortimer: Lionel Atwill
  • Barryman: John Carradine
  • Frankland: Barlowe Borland
  • Mrs. Jennifer Mortimer: Beryl Mercer
  • John 'Jack' Stapleton: Morton Lowry
  • Sir Hugo Baskerville: Ralph Forbes
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