Twickenham Film Studios Ltd., 1936. Released in the U.S. by Astor, June 10, 1941, as Murder at the Baskervilles. 1 hr 10 mins |
| Director - Thomas Bentley |
| Producer - Julius Hagen |
| Screenplay - H. Fowler Mear |
| Sherlock Holmes |
Arthur Wontner |
| Dr. John H. Watson |
Ian Fleming |
| Prof. Robert Moriarty |
Lyn Harding |
| Jack Trevor |
Arthur Macrae |
| Diana Baskerville |
Judy Gunn |
| Inspector Lestrade |
John Turnbull |
| Sir Henry Baskerville |
Lawrence Grossmith |
| Miles Stanford, bookmaker |
Gilbert Davis |
| Colonel Ross |
Robert Horton |
| Silas Brown |
D.J. Williams |
| Col. Sebastian Moran |
Arthur Goullet |
| Bert Prince |
Ralph Truman |
| James Straker |
Martin Walker |
| Mary Straker |
Eve Gray |
| Mrs. Hudson |
Minnie Rayner |
Silver Blaze (1936)
Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Wontner in his last portrayal of Holmes) is called to the Baskervilles 20 years after his first adventure there. His old enemy, Moriarty, is fixing a big race, and the owner of the racehorse involved, Silver Blaze, is a Baskerville.
Not particularly successful in Britain, it was not released in the US until 1941, where it was re-titled Murder at the Baskervilles to cash in on the Rathbone-Bruce film, The Hound of The Baskervilles.
Produced by Alpha Video which is not known for high quality, the transfer from video source looks no better than VHS, but for $5 and no region encoding - which means anyone can view it - it is excellent value. Great cover art, for a relatively uncommon film. Recommended. Available from Oldies.com in the US, where your webmaster was able to obtain 5 DVDs for $25! |
