The Hound of the Baskervilles (1921 film)
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The Hound of the Baskervilles is a 1921 British
mystery film
directed by Maurice Elvey
and starring Eille Norwood
, Catina Campbell and Rex McDougall
. It is based on the Sherlock Holmes
novel The Hound of the Baskervilles
by Arthur Conan Doyle
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
mystery film
Mystery film
Mystery film is a sub-genre of the more general category of crime film and at times the thriller genre. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of a crime by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction.The...
directed by Maurice Elvey
Maurice Elvey
Maurice Elvey was the most prolific film director in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year....
and starring Eille Norwood
Eille Norwood
Eille Norwood was a British actor who spent most of his screen career playing Sherlock Holmes. He was born Anthony Edward Brett in York, England. He apparently took his stage name from his lady friend Eileen and the town of Norwood...
, Catina Campbell and Rex McDougall
Rex McDougall
-Selected filmography:* Please Help Emily * Le Secret du Lone Star * The Bargain * The Knight Errant * The Hound of the Baskervilles * A Gipsy Cavlier...
. It is based on the Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve...
novel The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of four crime novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an...
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle DL was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, generally considered a milestone in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger...
.
Cast
- Eille NorwoodEille NorwoodEille Norwood was a British actor who spent most of his screen career playing Sherlock Holmes. He was born Anthony Edward Brett in York, England. He apparently took his stage name from his lady friend Eileen and the town of Norwood...
- Sherlock Holmes - Catina Campbell - Beryl Ducerne Stapleton
- Rex McDougallRex McDougall-Selected filmography:* Please Help Emily * Le Secret du Lone Star * The Bargain * The Knight Errant * The Hound of the Baskervilles * A Gipsy Cavlier...
- Sir Henry Baskerville - Lewis GilbertLewis Gilbert (actor)-Selected filmography:* She Stoops to Conquer * The Manxman * The Mystery Road * The Oath * Dick Turpin's Ride to York * The Hound of the Baskervilles * The House of Peril...
- Roger Stapleton Baskerville - Hubert WillisHubert WillisHubert Willis was a British actor. He was best known for his recurring role as Doctor Watson in a series of silent Sherlock Holmes films co-starring with Ellie Norwood.-Selected filmography:* The Manxman * The Manchester Man...
- Dr. Watson - Allan JeayesAllan JeayesAllan Jeayes was a British stage and movie actor.He starred as Howard Joyce in the original 1927 Broadway production of The Letter and played Sir Lawrence Wargarve in the 1943 London production of And Then There Were None.Jeayes made his film debut in the 1918 Nelson as Sir William Hamilton...
- Dr. James Mortimer - Fred RaynhamFred Raynham-Selected filmography:* The Hound of the Baskervilles * The Passionate Friends * The Wandering Jew * The Presumption of Stanley Hay, MP * A Romance of Mayfair * Somebody's Darling...
- Barrymore, the Butler - Robert VallisRobert Vallis-Selected filmography:* A Son of David * Her Benny * Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills * General John Regan * A Gentleman of France * The Four Just Men * Squibs' Honeymoon...
- Selden