The Hound Of The Baskervilles – Book & DVD Combo Pack DVD – Lionel Atwill , Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone appears for the first time as the invincible Sherlock Holmes and says the (now classic) line ‘Quick Watson, the needle!’. Holmes is called in when Sir Charles Baskerville seemingly falls prey to the family curse: a hell-hound which is said to haunt the moors of Devon. However, rather than investigate personally, Holmes opts to send his trusted colleague Doctor Watson to take up residence at Baskerville Hall, in an attempt to get to the bottom of the mystery. But what will Holmes be up to in his friend’s absence?

Basil Rathbone stars as the inimitable Detective Sherlock Holmes in the thrilling mystery of THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES. Sir Charles Baskerville has been found dead in mysterious circumstances, the locals ascribe his demise to the ancient family curse a paranormal hellhound, said to roam the moors searching for its prey. With the trusty aid of Doctor Watson (Nigel Bruce), Holmes sets out to uncover the truth and solve the mystery of the terrifying hound before another Baskerville falls victim to the family curse. Includes the Vintage Classics edition of the original novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, with an introduction by Ruth Rendell and an additional Sherlock Holmes story, ˜The Adventure of the Speckled Band’. Extras: Interview with Sir Christopher Frayling – writer and presenter of BBC documentary series Nightmare: The Birth of Victorian Horror Interview with Basil Rathbone biographer Michael Druxman