The Hound of the Baskervilles

Overview

In this early version the classic "Hound of the Baskervilles" mystery is not faithfully adapted, Watson's character is absent and there are two Holmes. Holmes' foe is called Stapleton and he menaces Holmes' client Lord Henry and his fiancée, Laura Lyons, masquerading himself as Holmes. Hidden passages, hand bombs and mechanical devices abound, reminding more of a serial than of a Conan Doyle story.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 12, 1914

Original language

German

Countries

Germany

Production

Vitascope GmbH

Cast

Andreas Van Horn,Friedrich Kühne,Hanni Weisse,Erwin Fichtner,Alwin Neuß

Director

Rudolf Meinert

Writer

Richard Oswald,Arthur Conan Doyle

Producer

Josef Greenbaum

Cinematography

Werner Brandes,Karl Freund

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0004121