The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939 · 80 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 12,165 VOTES · DIR. Sidney Lanfield
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.
00:04:58 No, what did he want?
00:07:09 every Baskerville whose inherited the estates has met with a
00:09:47 What ails him?
00:12:35 Good heavens you are not going to start scratching on that infernal thing are ya?
00:15:41 They were tanned ones, Dr. Watson.
00:18:43 Yes, rather.
00:20:58 Did he tell you his name?
00:23:14 As treacherous a morass as exists anywhere.
00:27:29 Well if it is properly fastened now, Barryman
00:33:26 Oh, forgive my shouting at you, Dr. Watson.
00:35:29 interesting places.
00:37:48 A most interesting relic, Sir Henry of Neolithic man.
00:40:42 Now
00:43:45 "My dear Homes - Nothing to report
00:46:52 Who is that?
00:51:47 Oh, it is, is it?
00:54:20 imagine what might have happen to him and act upon it
00:56:55 We were hoping, Mr. Holmes, you may be able to shed some light
00:59:40 that we have been hearing from time to time.
01:01:53 Because I have no case
01:04:37 I wanted to stay and say good night to you.
01:14:30 I think you really ought to go, Dr. Watson
01:17:07 The most amazing instance of a throw back that I have ever seen.
Cast & Characters
Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce
Dr. Watson
Richard Greene
Sir Henry Baskerville
Wendy Barrie
Beryl Stapleton
Lionel Atwill
James Mortimer M.D.
John Carradine
Barryman
Barlowe Borland
Frankland
Beryl Mercer
Mrs. Jennifer Mortimer
Morton Lowry
John Stapleton
Ralph Forbes
Sir Hugo Baskerville
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,398
Dialogue density17.5 lines / min
First line00:01:51
Final line01:17:07
Production Record
DirectorSidney Lanfield
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes12,165