The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972 film) The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972 film) The Hound of the Baskervilles is a 1972 American made-for-television mystery film directed by Barry Crane and starring Stewart Granger as Sherlock Holmes and Bernard Fox as Doctor Watson. The movie is based on Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novel "The Hound of the Baskervilles". "The Hound of the Baskervilles" was the first American color version of the tale, and was produced by ABC-TV for their "ABC Movie of the Week". The production was one of three pilots for a series of television movies featuring literary sleuths with the others being Nick Carter
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film) Sherlock Holmes (Cushing) and Doctor Watson (Morell) to investigate the death of his friend Sir Charles Baskerville; he believes that Sir Charles was killed by a monstrous hound that, legend has it, killed his ancestor Sir Hugo Baskerville (David Oxley) centuries before. Intrigued, the pair go to meet the new owner of Baskerville Hall, Sir Henry (Lee). Holmes remembers that he is going to be away on another case, and leaves Watson to look after Sir Henry. A tarantula attacks Sir Henry briefly in London; Holmes suspects foul play. Before he leaves, Holmes reminds Watson not to let Sir Henry