The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1914)

Der Hund von Baskerville

In this early version the classic "Hound of the Baskervilles" mystery is not faithfully adapted, Watson's character is absent and there are two Holmes. Holmes' foe is called Stapleton and he menaces Holmes' client Lord Henry and his fiancée, Laura Lyons, masquerading himself as Holmes. Hidden passages, hand bombs and mechanical devices abound, reminding more of a serial than of a Conan Doyle story.

Date of release
1914-06-12
TMDB
4.0 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 5m
Genres
Mystery, Crime
Director
Rudolf Meinert
Collection
Der Hund von Baskerville

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Hound of the Baskervilles

Der Hund von Baskerville is a 1914 German silent film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's 1902 novel The Hound of the Baskervilles, the first film adaptation of the work. According to the website silentera.com, the film was considered lost, but has been rediscovered; the Russian Gosfilmofond film archive possesses a print, while the Filmmuseum München has a 35mm positive print.

Production

Richard Oswald penned the tale which blended Doyle's original story and Der Hund von Baskerville and Rudolf Meinert was tasked with the direction.

Alwin Neuß was cast to portray Sherlock Holmes in Der Hund von Baskerville. Neuß had previously played the role in 1910's Das Milliontestament.

Der Hund von Baskerville was so successful, it spawned five more films: Das einsame Haus, Das unheimliche Zimmer, Die Sage vom Hund von Baskerville, Dr. MacDonalds Sanatorium, and Das Haus ohne Fenster. Neuß played Holmes in the first three sequels, but was replaced in the last two by Erich Kaiser-Titz.

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