History Film / TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles

* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: The mysterious letter is still given Sir Henry to warn him against going to the moor, but as Beryl is no longer aware of Stapleton's scheme the identity of who sent the letter is left unresolved.

* FriendsRentControl: 221B Baker Street goes from being a humble terrace flat to quite posh.

* SeparateSceneStorytelling: Dr. Mortimer reading 'The Legend of the Hound of the Baskervilles' fades into a flashback with letter-effects around the edges of the screen.

* YouWouldntBelieveMeIfIToldYou: Dr. Mortimer's explanation as to why he didn't report finding the footprints of a gigantic hound near Sir Charles' body.

* WindowPain: A rock with a threatening note tied to it is tossed through Sir Henry's carriage as it drives into London, warning him to stay away from Baskerville Hall.

* EvenEvilCanBeLoved: Seldon, the escaped serial killer, is still loved by his sister Elisa Barrymore, who admits that he was never any good but that he was still her family.

* OvershadowedByAwesome: A common criticism of Bruce's Watson is that he's a bumbling fool. But in this film Watson is quite intelligent and competent....whenever Holmes ''isn't'' around.

* AdaptationExpansion: This film adds a new scene a seance hosted by Mrs. Mortimer (that was later copied in the 2002 BBC version). Holmes shows up on the Moor disguised as a peddler and has a bit of fun at Watson's expense.

'''Sherlock Holmes:''' Murder, my dear Watson. Refined, cold-blooded murder.\\

A 1939 film from 20th Century Fox based on the classic mystery novel ''Literature/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles''. This was the first time that Creator/BasilRathbone and Nigel Bruce would play Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. The film proved so popular that a sequel ''Film/{{The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes|1939}}'' was released the same year, followed by [[Radio/TheNewAdventuresOfSherlockHolmes a long running radio series]].

* SparedByTheAdaptation: Possibly. In the book, it's stated that Stapleton died trying to go through the Grimpen Mire, but in the movie it's left open whether he went through the moor and met his end there as he did in the book, or if he went by the roads and was captured by the authorities.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: Possibly- in the book it's stated that Stapleton died trying to go through the Grimpen Mire, but in the movie it's left open whether he went through the moor and met his end there as he did in the book, or if he went by the roads and was captured by the authorities.

* PragmaticAdaptation: This Hound doesn't even pretend to be supernatural, he's just a very large and vicious dog.

* AdaptationNameChange: Barrymore the butler, becomes Barry''man'' to avoid confusion with the famous Barrymore brothers - Lionel and John.

* RelatedInTheAdaptation: In the book, Stapleton has his wife Beryl pose as his sister to catch Sir Henry's eye. Here, she really is his sister.

* AdaptationalHeroism: Beryl is not Stapleton's wife and unwilling accomplice... she really ''is'' his sister and she doesn't know anything about her brother's criminal plans.

* DeathByAdaptation: Dr. Mortimer's spaniel, it died before the good doctor visits Baker Street.

-->than that vast expanse of primitive wasteland, the

[[caption-width-right:350: ''"[[TagLine Through the gathering fog on a lonely English moor stalks an unearthly beast...its trail of horror so terrifying on Sherlock Holmes dare follow!]]"'']]

[[caption-width-right:350:"Put it all together and what have you got?"\\
"Murder, my dear Watson."]]

->'''Sherlock Holmes:'' There are still some gaps to be filled, but all in all, things are becoming a little clearer."\\

->''"There are still some gaps to be filled, but all in all, things are becoming a little clearer."''
-->--'''Sherlock Holmes'''

* MomentKiller: Watson, then the peddler to Sir Charles and Beryl.
-->'''Charles:''' Apparently we didn't choose a very deserted spot.

A 1939 film from 20th Century Fox based on the classic mystery novel ''Literature/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles''. This was the first time that Creator/BasilRathbone and Nigel Bruce would play Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. The film proved so popular that a sequel ''Film/{{The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes|1939}}'' was released the same year, followed by a long running radio series.