The Hound of the Baskervilles (1921)

Directed by

Maurice Elvey

Genre

silent film, crime film, mystery film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Sherlock Holmes investigates a legendary supernatural hound that is blamed for a nobleman's death. Holmes and Watson work to uncover the truth behind the curse on the Baskerville family.

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What happens

The Hound of the Baskervilles is a 1921 British silent mystery film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Eille Norwood, Catina Campbell and Rex McDougall. It is based on the 1902 Sherlock Holmes novel The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle. It was made by Stoll Pictures, Britain's largest film company at the time. It was the first British film adaptation of the famous novel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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