The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972 film)
| The Hound of the Baskervilles | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Crime Horror Mystery |
| Written by | Novel: Arthur Conan Doyle Screenplay: Robert E. Thompson |
| Directed by | Barry Crane |
| Starring | Stewart Granger Bernard Fox William Shatner |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Richard Irving Arthur Hilton (associate producer) |
| Producer | Stanley Kallis |
| Cinematography | Harry L. Wolf |
| Editor | Bill Mosher |
| Running time | 74 minutes |
| Production company | Universal Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | February 12, 1972 |
The Hound of the Baskervilles is a 1972 American
Doctor Watson. The movie is based on Arthur Conan Doyle's 1902 Sherlock Holmes novel The Hound of the Baskervilles
.
Production
The Hound of the Baskervilles was the first American color version of the tale,Nick Carter and Hildegarde Withers.[2] The production utilized sets from other productions, mainly horror films.[3]
Cast
- Stewart Granger as Sherlock Holmes
- Dr. John H. Watson
- Ian Ireland as Sir Henry
- William Shatner as George Stapleton / Sir Hugo Baskerville
- Jane Merrow as Beryl Stapleton
- Anthony Zerbe as Dr. Mortimer
- Sally Ann Howes as Laura Frankland
- John Williams as Arthur Frankland
- Alan Caillou as Inspector Lestrade
Reception
Ratings were poor and reviews were bad[4][5] which caused the proposed series of tele-films to be shelved.[5]
The Los Angeles Times called it "laborious, talky, often poorly staged and it suffers intermittently with show and tell direction" although it thought Granger and Fox were "quite acceptable" in their roles.[6]
References
- ^ "The Hound of the Baskervilles". TCM. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
- ^ ISBN 1-903111-04-8.
- ISBN 0-86369-793-3.
- ISBN 1-903111-04-8.
- ^ ISBN 0-86369-793-3.
- ProQuest 156839976.
External links
- The Hound of the Baskervilles at IMDb
