The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) on Netflix
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Dr. James Mortimer asks Sherlock Holmes to look into the death of Sir Charles Baskerville and the family legend of a demonic hound. Sir Henry Baskerville arrives to claim Baskerville Hall.
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Plot summary
Doctor James Mortimer visits Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John H. Watson about Sir Charles Baskerville, found dead in his garden, with the footprints of a gigantic hound nearby. Mortimer recounts the family legend of a demonic dog said to have killed Sir Hugo Baskerville centuries ago. Holmes dismisses the curse but agrees to meet Sir Henry Baskerville, the last of the line and heir to the estate in Devonshire, who receives a message warning him away from the moor. Holmes sees someone attempt to shoot Sir Henry. Claiming he is too busy, Holmes asks Watson to go to Baskerville Hall with Sir Henry. On their first night, the butler Barryman signals from a window with a candle, and hound-like howls sound across the moor.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The film was the first Sherlock Holmes film to be set in the Victorian period like the original books; all known earlier Holmes films, including the 1930s British series starring Arthur Wontner as Holmes, had been updated to a contemporary setting.
- Richard Greene, cast as Sir Henry Baskerville, received top billing, as the studio was unsure of the potential of a film about Sherlock Holmes.
- The butler named Barrymore in the novel was renamed Barryman in the film, possibly because of the existence of the real-life John Barrymore of the Barrymore theatrical dynasty.
