The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972 film)
| The Hound of the Baskervilles | |
|---|---|
| Written by |
Novel: Arthur Conan Doyle Screenplay: Robert E. Thompson |
| Directed by | Barry Crane |
| Starring |
Stewart Granger Bernard Fox William Shatner |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Stanley Kallis |
| Cinematography | Harry L. Wolf |
| Running time | 74 minutes |
| Distributor | ABC |
| Release | |
| Original release | February 12, 1972 |
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972) is an American television film directed by Barry Crane and starring Stewart Granger as Sherlock Holmes and Bernard Fox as Doctor Watson. The movie is based on Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novel The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Production
The Hound of the Baskervilles was the first American color version of the tale,[1] and was produced by ABC-TV for their Movie of the Weekend.[2] The production was one of three pilots for a series of television movies featuring literary sleuths with the others being Nick Carter and Hildegarde Withers.[2] The production utilized sets from other productions, mainly horror films.[3]
The ratings weren't very good and reviews were bad[4][5] which caused the proposed series of tele-films to be shelved.[5]
The Los Angeles Times called it "laborious, talky, often poorly staged and it suffers intermittently with show and tell direction" although it thought Granger and Fox were "quite acceptable" in their roles.[6]
Cast
- Stewart Granger as Sherlock Holmes
- Bernard Fox as Dr. John H. Watson
- Ian Ireland as Sir Henry
- William Shatner as George Stapleton
- Jane Merrow as Beryl Stapleton
- Anthony Zerbe as Dr. Mortimer
- Sally Ann Howes as Laura Frankland
- Alan Caillou as Inspector Lestrade
References
- ↑ "The Hound of the Baskervilles". TCM. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
- 1 2 Alan Barnes (2002). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Reynolds & Hearn Ltd. p. 65. ISBN 1-903111-04-8.
- ↑ Peter Haining (1994). The Television Sherlock Holmes. Virgin Books. p. 71. ISBN 0-86369-793-3.
- ↑ Alan Barnes (2002). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Reynolds & Hearn Ltd. p. 66. ISBN 1-903111-04-8.
- 1 2 Peter Haining (1994). The Television Sherlock Holmes. Virgin Books. pp. 71–72. ISBN 0-86369-793-3.
- ↑ Page, D. (1972, Feb 12). TV MOVIE REVIEW. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/156839976?accountid=13902