Monday, 25 August 2014

The hound is abound

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

Directed by Terence Fisher this film based on the novel of the same name stars Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Andre Morell and Marla Landi. Sherlock Holmes is hired to protect a country lord from a family curse.

Generally this film sticks roughly to the plot of the original story with a few changes which I am not sure add to the story but do not detract either. The plot itself is fairly average and fits in well with the other Hammer Horror films of the period. What is slightly disappointing is the direction never really has much of a horror edge to it and the dog in a mask is pretty obviously done on the cheap.


3/5

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