![]() A series of peculiar incidents, including a threat from a dangerous tarantula, soon convinces Holmes that Sir Henry's life is in danger. Mortimer tells them that the Baskerville estate is worth about £1,000,000. Sceptical, Holmes and Watson agree to meet Sir Henry who complains that one of his boots is missing. Mortimer also fears for the life of Sir Henry Baskerville, Sir Charles' nephew and heir, who just came from Johannesburg, South Africa to assume his inheritance and of Baskerville Hall. Mortimer believes that his friend was scared to death by the vision of a ghost hound, the same that centuries before killed Sir Charles' ancestor, Sir Hugo. Richard Mortimer asks Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson to investigate the death of his friend Sir Charles Baskerville, found dead by heart failure in Dartmoor, lying in the moor surrounding his estate, Baskerville Hall. ![]() It is the first film adaptation of the novel to be filmed in colour. It stars Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes, Sir Christopher Lee as Sir Henry Baskerville and André Morell as Doctor Watson. ![]() ![]() It is based on the 1902 novel of the same title by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Hound of the Baskervilles is a 1959 British gothic mystery film directed by Terence Fisher and produced by Hammer Film Productions. ![]()
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