The Hound of the Baskervilles (1932 film)

The Hound of the Baskervilles
U.S. poster
Directed by	Gareth Gundrey
Produced by	Michael Balcon
Written by	Edgar Wallace
Based on	the novel by Arthur Conan Doyle
Starring	John Stuart Robert Rendel Frederick Lloyd
Cinematography	Bernard Knowles
Edited by	Ian Dalrymple
Production company	Gainsborough Pictures
Distributed by	Gaumont British Distributors (UK)
Release dates	10 April 1932 (London) (UK) 14 April 1932 (New York) (USA)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Hound of the Baskervilles is a 1932 British mystery film directed by Gareth Gundrey and starring John Stuart, Robert Rendel and Frederick Lloyd.^[1] It is based on the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes is called in to investigate a suspicious death on Dartmoor. It was made by Gainsborough Pictures. The novelist Edgar Wallace worked as a screenwriter.

The very first 'talking picture' version of The Hound of the Baskervilles, it had a budget of £25,000.^[2]

On 28 February 1931 Lustleigh railway station, on the then-Great Western Railway, was used as the location for 'Baskerville' station at which Sherlock Holmes and Dr.Watson are seen arriving.^[3]

For many years, it was believed that only the (silent) picture negative of this movie still existed. However, in 1991, a complete set of negatives and soundtracks were donated to the British Film Institute (BFI) by the Rank Corporation. As such, the film now survives intact (and with sound) in the BFI archives.

Cast

• John Stuart – Sir Henry Baskerville
• Robert Rendel – Sherlock Holmes
• Frederick Lloyd – Dr. Watson
• Heather Angel – Beryl Stapleton
• Reginald Bach – Stapleton
• Wilfred Shine – Dr. Mortimer
• Sam Livesey – Sir Hugo Baskerville
• Henry Hallett – Barrymore
• Sybil Jane – Mrs. Barrymore
• Elizabeth Vaughan – Mrs. Laura Lyons

References

1. "The Hound of the Baskervilles". BFI.
2. "BRITISH FILMS.". The West Australian (Perth: National Library of Australia). 5 June 1931. p. 2. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
3. The Railway Magazine no.407 (May 1931) Pages 412 & 418

External links

• The Hound of the Baskervilles at the Internet Movie Database