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The HOUND of the
BASKERVILLES
20th Century Fox - March 31, 1939
Producer - Darryl F. Zanuck
Director - Sidney Lanfiield
CAST
Sir Henry Baskerville
 -Richard Greene
Sherlock Holmes
 -Basil Rathbone
Beryl Stapleton
 -Wendy Barrie
Dr. Watson
 -Nigel Bruce
Dr. Mortimer
 -Lionnel Atwill
Barryman
 -John Carradine
Mr. Frankland
 -Barlowe Borland
Mrs. Mortimer
-Beryl Mercer
John Stapleton
 -Morton Lowry
Mrs. Barryman
-Eily Malyon
Mrs. Hudson
 -Mary Gordon
The Hound
 -Chief (a Great Dane)

Adapted from Conan Doyle's classic of the same name, this production was the first of 15 films to feature Basil and Nigel as Holmes and Watson. It is also the only film in this series true to the Doyle canon, with only a few minor additions to the screenplay. This film played to sold-out audiences and was featured with a Buster Keaton parody Sherlock Jr. (1939) and a filmed interview of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle!

It seems, by looking through the credits, that the producers were a bit unsure about their newly paired duo! If you look closely you will notice that Rathbone receives not first but second billing, losing out to Greene. Bruce is even further down the list at forth from the top!

Surprisingly, this film was to end with an unheard of reference, for the late 1930's, to Holmes' cocaine addiction!
"Watson, the needle!"

In his autobiography Rathbone states,
"Of all the 'adventures' The Hound is my favorite story..."

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The moor used in the filming of The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) was built on a sound stage in Hollywood.
It was so HUGE (a little larger than a football field) that actor Richard Greene was known to have been LOST on the set!
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