The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

Hoc film (affiliate link) fuit primus Holmes film starring Basilius Rathbone sicut Holmes. Sidney Lanfield directed The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) nam hercle Fox. Nigel Bruce simul astra cælis. Joannes Watson. Et Bruce Rathbone Ludere Holmes et post tres uellera in Watson, Vulpes duodecim unus hercle magis communis Pictures.

This film is a pretty accurate retelling of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle story. It has good performances by recognizable stars such as Wendy Barrie, Lionel Atwill and John Carradine.

Nigel Bruce plays Watson as a bumbling character, which is one of the reasons I like but don’t love the series. Secundum Internet Movie Database, Bruce was typecast early on as a the bumbling English aristocrat. Bruce worked for a stockbroker before serving in World War I. He was injured and wheel chair bound but made a full recovery. Per multos annos, he was part of the cricket club that also included Boris Karloff that introduced the sport to Hollywood.