Qtil fuq il-Baskervilles (1937)

Arthur Wontner huwa probabbilment l-portrayer aqwa film tal Sherlock Holmes. His fifth and final outing as Holmes in Qtil fuq il-Baskervilles (1937). Il-film kien rilaxxat fl-Renju Unit fl 1937 imma ma kienx rilaxxat fl-Amerika sa Jannar 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Qtil fuq il-Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the series.

The film (link affiljat) is loosely based on the Sherlock Holmes story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of the Silver Blaze. Twentieth-Century Fox adapted the same story for the Charlie Chan series in Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936). F'dan il-film, Sherlock Holmes is attempting to prevent Professor Moriarity and Colonel Sebastian Moran from interfering with the result of a race.

Professor Moriarity and Colonel Moran have secured a hideout in the heart of London. A racing man pays Moriarity “a consideration” to eliminate the favorite “Silver Blaze” from a horse race in the country.

Complicating Professor Moriarity’s scheme is Sherlock Holmes’ and Dr. Watson’s visit to their old friend Sir Henry Baskerville. Holmes is catching up with Sir Henry twenty years after the incident in the Doyle story “The Hounds of the Baskervilles”.

Holmes assists Inspector Lestrade with the case after two men are murdered and “Silver Blaze” disappears. Holmes must solve the disappearance of “Silver Blaze”, the murder of the two men and save his old friend Dr. Watson from Professor Moriarity.

This film is fairly short at 64 minuti. A few good copies of Qtil fuq il-Baskervilles (1937) are available on YouTube but the best print is available on the free version of Hulu.

If you would like to leave a comment or ask a question about the film, you can do so on my Facebook page jew Twitter profile.

Pin