The read
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 76% of the 55 1950s mystery movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do.
395 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter BryanScreenplay
- James BernardOriginal Music Composer
- Terence FisherDirector
Cast
- Peter CushingSherlock Holmes
- André MorellDoctor Watson
- Christopher LeeSir Henry Baskerville
- Marla LandiCecile Stapleton
- David OxleySir Hugo Baskerville
- Francis de WolffDr. Richard Mortimer
- Miles MallesonBishop Frankland
- Ewen SolonStapleton
- John Le MesurierBarrymore
- Helen GossMrs. Barrymore
- Sam KyddPerkins
- Michael HawkinsLord Caphill
Stills
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Themes
countrysidebased on novel or bookdetectiverural areacursemoor (terrain)threatcrime investigationsherlock holmescrime scene investigation