Review of The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) by Ken S — 01 Jan 2016

This moody and atmospheric 1939 adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes novel "The Hound of the Baskervilles" is fairly true to the source material, and as a result it is one of the most popular screen versions of the character.

Rathbone and Bruce (this is their first of what would be 14 film outings and radio show in the roles) both turn in solid and accurate performances of their novel counterparts. The movie works for me because that gloomy black and white cinematography with the fog constantly rolling in captures the look of the moors as I imagined when I read the book.

Plus it looks like a Universal Horror film from that era in film. As you'd expect, some liberties were taking from the book, but it remains mostly true to the source, and it is an enjoyable film on it's own.