Review of The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) by Brad G — 19 Mar 2011
The first Holmes and Watson film to pair the brilliant Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce is a period piece (unlike the later films in the series where Holmes battles against Nazis and other evil oppressors) and remarkably faithful to the original novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Rathbone and Bruce are already very comfortable in their roles and have an easy chemistry which propels the film. Maybe not quite as good as the Hammer version with Peter Cushing but more atmospheric - the studio's version of Dartmoor looks splendidly sinister in black & white, all mists and shadows, especially in the scene where Sir Henry is being chased by the eponymous hell hound.
This review of The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) was written by Brad G on 19 Mar 2011.
The Hound of the Baskervilles has generally received very positive reviews.
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