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.
Stars: Alwin Neuß, Friedrich Kühne, Hanni Weisse, Erwin Fichtner, Andreas Van Horn
Crew: Arthur Conan Doyle (Novel), Rudolf Meinert (Director), Richard Oswald (Writer), Josef Greenbaum (Producer), Karl Freund (Director of Photography), Werner Brandes (Director of Photography)
Country: Germany
Language: No Language
Studio: Vitascope GmbH
Runtime: 65 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jun 12, 1914
IMDb: 7
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