The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
Sherlock Holmes ,aided by Dr Watson, investigates mysterious deaths apparently caused by a family curse. (imdb)
Genres: Suspense/Thriller, Crime, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Directed By: Sidney Lanfield
Written By: Arthur Conan Doyle, Ernest Pascal
Starring: Basil Rathbone, John Carradine, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill, Richard Greene, Wendy Barrie, Nigel De Brulier, Morton Lowry, Mary Gordon, Eily Malyon
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The first film in the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes series is also the best, as they adapt what's probably the best known Holmes novel with Lionel Atwill and John Carradine along for the ride. It's not the best mystery in the series since a lot of the solution is telescoped in the first 20 minutes, but it's the most opulent and atmospheric in the series, and Rathbone and Bruce are already fully inhabiting the roles.
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Liked it! Moved along as a good who-dunnit murder mystery should.
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Practically defines the iconic characters on film, but does not quite nail the tone needed for the quasi-Gothic mystery tale. So it never quite reaches its fullest promise - which is fine, because it launched 13 more films to be safe. "Watson - the needle!"
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As a fan of Sherlock Holmes, I was going to love this! The first one with Basil Rathbone. Superb cast and wonderful Victorian sets at the Fox lot for the first American version of The Hound of the Baskervilles. The only thing missing was the atmospheric music making this film too quiet in the sound department to truly capture the suspense. But this leaves a lot of room for great acting, especially from Rathbone & Bruce cementing their characters to perfection.
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it lacks a moody spookiness that it should absolutely have. there's almost no suspense to it. not being a huge fan of bruce's bumbling, nearly half-witted portrayal of watson (which here in the first film is thankfully not as goofy as others i've seen) the film really drags for me when holmes is not around. that said, the rest of the cast performs well, and rathbone as always shines when he's on screen and keeps things moving.
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Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce are good as Holmes and Watson, but I wasn't particularly impressed by this film. I didn't dislike it, but I probably wouldn't watch it again.
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The bullet-proof source material ensures this works well enough, but Lanfield's direction leaves it surprisingly atmosphere-free when it really shouldn't be. Foggy moors, creaky mansions, seances, bloodthirsty hounds... yet it all comes across as inexplicably mundane. The mystery is well-constructed, though, with a satisfying number of red herrings to throw first-time viewers off the scent.
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Holds up surprisingly well. The mystery transfers well to screen and Rathbone is excellent as Holmes.
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Maybe it was because I had seen Hammer's later adaptation of the same story, but I found this pretty uninteresting for the most part. The acting and the dialogue are rather hammy, the characters flat and the studio sets not very impressive. Rathbone is a decent Holmes, though, and there are some good moments, especially the dog attack scene at the end.
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Poor Watson. Sherlock is a real dick to him.
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I love the Universal Horror feel of this one. The characters are a hell of a lot of fun - a great set of character actors who can hold their own with the flawless Rathbone. It takes time for the little moments and has a lot of fun along the way, so it doesn't even matter that the mystery's solution is so well-known now. It's also probably the most effective dog attack I've ever seen. They keep the hound mostly off-screen and it never feels like a frolicking animal dubbed with growls.
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Rathbone embodies the role as much as Nigel defined his. The atmosphere is fog drenched beyond even that Hammer incarnation. There's only one problem, which is inevitable with any adaptation of this source material: Holmes is missing from the entirety of the second act. This story is handicapped by a clever ploy of Conan which is carried on for far too long; robbing the audience of the one thing they came to 221B for in the first place.
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Sets the mood right with the atmosphere of the set design, yet all the characters seem like hollow, foreign versions of the actual text. Holmes is less spectacular in his investigative abilities and nearly completely lacks the deductive (inductive) reasoning, flaws, and quirks that make the character one of the greatest to grace paper and film. On top of that Watson is pretty much completely useless and his inquisitive nature is essentially absent.
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Suffers from some typical Sherlock problems of incomplete information and odd leaps of logic, but otherwise it's a very well constructed story full of tension and mystery. Rathbone is a great Holmes and the supporting cast does fine with their roles as well.
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The first and one of the best of 14 Sherlock Holmes mysteries starring Rathbone and Bruce, this one is based on Doyle's most famous story. A strong cast and flavorful photography and settings make this one of Hollywood's best treatments of the Holmes mystique, and it's still the best of the many versions of _Hound_. The controversial final line, "Watson, the needle!" kept this out of circulation for years.
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Enjoyable mystery that moves along at a good pace featuring lots of witty banter. Rathbone portrays a youthful and energetic Holmes, pulling off his know-it-all routine without appearing smug, his late 'reentrance' is quite well done too. The sets are rather unconvincing, not really helping instill the moors with menace, but this mystery is still a lot of fun.
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If you like Basil Rathbone's version of Holmes this is one you'll love. A faithful representation of the book although Watson may be too bumbling for the real officionados. Excellent character acting effects are dated but very good for it's date.
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Good film.
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The most thrilling of the Sherlock Holmes tales is not surprisingly, one of the best outings for Rathbone & Bruce as Holmes & Watson. A demonic hound stalks the male members of the Baskerville family. The heir to the estate calls Holmes in to investigate. Trivia: The heir's boots get stolen and since he was Canadian, they were manufactured in Toronto. For this reason, the Toronto branch of the Holmes' Fan Clubs is known as "The Order Of The Boot."
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