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DVD Sherlock Holmes - The Hound of the Baskervilles
Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce star in this 1939 adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's frequently filmed novel, and the result is one of the most atmospheric and purely enjoyable versions of The Hound of the Baskervilles. Except for minor changes, the script is true to Doyle's enthralling mystery about a centuries-long curse against heirs to the Baskerville estate, situated within the haunting and deadly Dartmoor in the southwest of England. With the arrival of a new master, Canadian Henry Baskerville (Richard Greene), Sherlock Holmes (Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Bruce) are called upon to solve the strange case of the "gigantic hound" that may be readying to savage the poor fellow. Wonderful sets, crisp performances, and Rathbone's accessible but no-nonsense take on the Great Detective make this a real delight. Typical of the 20th Century Fox Holmes pictures, there's an in-joke, a final line of censor-defying dialogue alluding to Holmes's little problem with cocaine. --Tom Keogh
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Interesting adaptation, but book is by far superior
Not entirelly what I envisioned after reading the story. Parts of the story were taken out and some characters missing. The movie really zips through the entire story much to quickly while leaving out very valuable information. I recommend reading the story before purchase of this movie. I can't imagin how difficult it might be for someone to follow the clues and the storyline without reading the book.
This is the Quintessential Sherlock Holmes
All I can say is that Basil Rathbone was born to play Sherlock Holmes. While Conan-Doyle never gave us a complete visual interpretation of the great detective, one can only imagine the appearance and manner of the man from the writings of the author. In that instance the only view that comes to mind is Basil Rathbone. Additionally, Nigel Bruce fills out the team completely. This is the wonderful version of this story with Rathbone and Bruce, truly a must see. Also, if you catch the very end you will find that this is the only version of Sherlock Holmes, where the very end hints to Holmes' drug abuse, which was written of by Conan-Doyle.
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I very much enjoyed this offering. Anyone who is familiar with this series of movies knows that the content is excellent, so I won't go into that.
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