The Hound of the Baskervilles

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

Cast

Peter Cushing

as Sherlock Holmes

André Morell

as Doctor Watson

Christopher Lee

as Sir Henry Baskerville

Marla Landi

as Cecile Stapleton

David Oxley

as Sir Hugo Baskerville

Francis de Wolff

as Dr. Richard Mortimer

Miles Malleson

as Bishop Frankland

Ewen Solon

as Stapleton

John Le Mesurier

as Barrymore

Helen Goss

as Mrs. Barrymore

Reviews

Wuchak

_**There’s a reason you’ve never heard of this Hammer flick with Cushing & Lee**_ Around the turn of the century, Sherlock Holmes (Peter Cushing) and Doctor Watson (André Morell) try to protect the heir of the Baskerville estate (Christopher Lee) in southwest England after the former owner was fo...

CinemaSerf

André Morrell takes a more serious approach to his characterisation of "Dr. Watson" than Nigel Bruce did in his series of "Sherlock Holmes" stories with Basil Rathbone, and coupled with Peter Cushing as the fastidious super-sleuth, manages to create quite a solid drama here that mixes the scientific...

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