When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
The Hound of the Baskervilles has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles was released in 1939 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 106 reviews, giving The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 84%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 73%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Hound of the Baskervilles than critics were.
With a score of 75%, The Hound of the Baskervilles is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1939, which stands at 61%.
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