The Hound of the Baskervilles

1939 · 80 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 12,165 VOTES · DIR. Sidney Lanfield

The Hound of the Baskervilles poster

Overview

On his uncle's death Sir Henry Baskerville returns from Canada to take charge of his ancestral hall on the desolate moors of Devonshire, and finds that Sherlock Holmes is there to investigate the local belief that his uncle was killed by a monster hound that has roamed the moors since 1650, and is likely to strike again at Sir Henry.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,398 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:51 Hello there, hello there.
00:04:59 He didn't say, sir.
00:07:18 heart failure.
00:09:59 Yes, sir.
00:13:20 The same to you.
00:15:58 Safe?
00:19:04 No, hello?
00:21:23 All right, sir. Good day, sir.
00:23:42 If I believe all the legends about this place
00:28:19 Come on get some clothes we'll find out.
00:33:57 From a Scientist point of view there is nothing like it.
00:36:04 Of course you already know, Dr. Mortimer
00:38:46 Very interesting.
00:42:13 Listen, there it is again.
00:44:58 And now they are quite forgotten.
00:48:11 southeast edge of the Grimpen mire"
00:52:53 Sit down, Watson, do sit down.
00:55:54 Accounts for what?
00:58:13 Well it's going to be a bit of a shock.
01:00:54 Oh, I don't imagine it's very valuable.
01:03:21 But if you want to cut over the moor it's only about three.
01:11:09 Help, get his arm around my shoulder.
01:16:07 the crisis which came tonight would have indefinitely been postponed.
01:19:04 Oh, Watson. The needle.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,398
Dialogue density17.5 lines / min
First line00:01:51
Final line01:19:04

Production Record

DirectorSidney Lanfield
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes12,165