The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972)

Sherlock Holmes and his assistant, Dr. Watson, try to solve the murder of the heir to the Baskerville fortune.

Director:

Barry Crane

Writers:

Arthur Conan Doyle (novel), Robert E. Thompson

Stars:

Stewart Granger, Bernard Fox, William Shatner

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stewart Granger	...	Sherlock Holmes
Bernard Fox	...	Dr. Watson
William Shatner	...	George Stapleton
Anthony Zerbe	...	Dr. John Mortimer
Sally Ann Howes	...	Laura Frankland
Jane Merrow	...	Beryl Stapleton
Kenny Ireland	...	Sir Henry Baskerville (as Ian Ireland)
John Williams	...	Arthur Frankland
Alan Caillou	...	Inspector Lestrade
Brendan Dillon	...	Barrymore
Arline Anderson	...	Eliza Barrymore
Liam Dunn	...	Messenger
Michael St. Clair	...	Constable
Barry Bernard	...	Manager
Constance Cavendish	...	Eel Monger

Storyline

Sherlock Holmes and his assistant, Dr. Watson, try to solve the murder of the heir to the Baskerville fortune.

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Plot Keywords:

sherlock holmes character | dr. john watson character | family character name in title | five word title | psychotronic film | 

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 February 1972 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

74 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was intended as a part of a revolving series of detectives, including Nick Carter starring Robert Conrad but poor ratings stopped that.

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Connections

Version of Sherlock Holmes: L'ultimo dei Baskerville - Seconda puntata (1968)

User Reviews

The Hound Of The Baskervilles {TV} (Barry Crane, 1972) **1/2

This is clearly the most popular Sherlock Holmes adventure, since it is the one most actors choose in order to showcase their suitability for the role (notably Basil Rathbone at Universal and Peter Cushing for Hammer) and was even plundered for spoofing purposes in 1978! With this in mind, it is small wonder that Stewart Granger, too, has turned up in an adaptation; the end result, however, was very much disliked by Leonard Maltin – rating it 'Below Average' and accorded the unenviable epithet "for masochists only"! Still, all things considered, its main fault is that of being thoroughly superfluous – with no new take on the narrative (apart from presenting us with the first white-haired Holmes!) and, worse, ripping off Dr. Watson's buffoonish characterization straight from Nigel Bruce! If anything, the film-makers have managed to recruit a serviceable cast (including a fine Anthony Zerbe as a limping and henpecked{!} doctor, a wasted Jane Merrow and Sally Ann Howes, a grumpy John Williams, and a surprisingly restrained William Shatner in a dual role), while the titular beast looks vicious enough (unlike some of the better versions, admittedly!) – what is more, this is certainly proof that, in some cases, the plot really is the thing (as the saying goes)...