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The Hound of the Baskervilles
Also known as Der Hund der Baskerville in Germany; Il cane di Baskerville in Italy
(1921) England
B&W : Five reels / 5500 feet
Directed by Maurice Elvey
Cast: Eille Norwood [Sherlock Holmes], Betty Campbell (Catina Campbell) [Beryl Ducerne Stapleton], Rex McDougal [Sir Henry Baskerville], Lewis Gilbert [Roger Stapleton Baskerville], Hubert Willis [Doctor John Watson], Allan Jeayes [Doctor James Mortimer], Frederick Raynham (Fred Raynham) [Barrymore, the butler], Miss Walker [Mrs. Barrymore], Madame d’Esterre [Mrs. Hudson], Robert Vallis [Seldon, the convict], Robert English
Stoll Film Company, Limited, production; distributed by Stoll Film Company, Limited. / Scenario by Maurice Elvey, William J. Elliott and Dorothy Westlake, from the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Cinematography by W. Germain Burger. Art direction by Walter W. Murton. Film editor, Leslie Britain. / Released 8 August 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. Color-tinted. / Original prints featured the hound in hand-tinted color. The film was released in the USA by Robertson-Cole Distributing Corporation through Film Booking Offices of America, Incorporated [FBO] on 10 September 1922 (New York) and general release on 1 October 1922. The film was released in Germany by Universum-Film Aktiengesellschaft [UFA] in September 1925.
Drama.
Survival status: Print exists in the British Film Institute National Archive film archive.
Current rights holder: (unknown) [United Kingdom]; Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Animals: Dogs - Authors: Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) - Characters: Sherlock Holmes - Law: Enforcement: Police: Detectives
Listing updated: 20 November 2012.
References: Everson-Detective pp. 7, 8; Perry-British p. 315; Sherwood-Best p. 170 : Website-IMDb.
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