The Hound of the Baskervilles

 

The Hound of the Baskervilles - 1931 | 72mins | Mystery | B&W

The Production Team

Director: Gareth Gundrey.
Producer: Michael Balcon.
Script: Edgar Wallace, Gareth Gundrey and Angus MacPhail. (from the novel by Arthur Conan Doyle)
Cinematography: Bernard Knowles.
Film Editing: Ian Dalrymple.

The Cast

Elizabeth Vaughan - Mrs. Laura Lyons
John Stuart - Sir Henry Baskerville
Reginald Bach - Stapleton
Heather Angel - Beryl
Wilfred Shine - Dr. Mortimer
Robert Rendel - Sherlock Holmes
Frederick Lloyd - Dr. Watson

Plot Synopsis

The first sound version of Conan Doyle's classic mystery The Hound of the Baskervilles. Sherlock Holmes (Robert Rendel) and Dr. Watson (Frederick Lloyd) journey to Dartmoor, where Holmes foresees that an attempt will be made on the life of Sir Henry (John Stuart), who has just inherited Baskerville Hall. Sir Henry is quite concerned over a stolen boot; a local farmer who, by the use of a crazed hound coated in florescent paint, hopes to gain control of the Baskerville estate has taken the boot. Holmes's endeavours to shield Sir Henry from harm on the moors and unravel the age old curse of the Baskerville family.