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Der Hund von Baskerville
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Wikipedia article
'Der Hund von Baskerville' is a 1914 German silent film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's 1902 novel 'The Hound of the Baskervilles', the first film adaptation of the work. According to the website silentera.com, the film was considered lost, but has been rediscovered; the Russian Gosfilmofond film archive possesses a print, while the Filmmuseum Mnchen has a 35mm positive print.
Plot summary
Cast
* Alwin Neu as Sherlock Holmes
* Friedrich Khne as Stapleton
* Hanni Weisse as Laura Lyons
* Erwin Fichtner as Henry von Baskerville
* Andreas Van Horn as Barrymore - Kammerdiener
History
In 1907, Richard Oswald mounted a version of 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' in Praterstrae based on 'Der Hund von Baskerville: Schauspiel in vier Aufzgen aus dem Schottischen Hochland. Frei nach Motiven aus Poes und Doyles Novellen' ('The Hound of the Baskervilles: a play in four acts set in the Scottish Highlands. Freely adapted from the stories of Poe and Doyle') which was written by Ferdinand Bonn.
By 1914, Oswald was working as a script supervisor at 'Union-Vitascope' studios in the Weiensee Studios. Films based on mystery novels were very successful in German cinema at the time so Oswald found himself in the position to pen a film script based on 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'.
Production
Richard Oswald penned the tale which blended Doyle's original story and 'Der Hund von Baskerville' and Rudolf Meinert was tasked with the direction.
Alwin Neu was cast to portray Sherlock Holmes in 'Der Hund von Baskerville'. Neu had previously played the role in 1910's 'Das Milliontestament'.
'Der Hund von Baskerville' was so successful, it spawned five more films: 'Das einsame Haus', 'Das unheimliche Zimmer', 'Die Sage vom Hund von Baskerville', 'Dr. MacDonalds Sanatorium', and 'Das Haus ohne Fenster'. Neu played Holmes in the first three sequels, but was replaced in the last two by Erich Kaiser-Titz.
Cast
* Alwin Neu as Sherlock Holmes
* Friedrich Khne as Stapleton
* Hanni Weisse as Laura Lyons
* Erwin Fichter as Henry von Baskerville
* Andreas von Horn as Barrymore
* Unknown as Dr. Watson
See also
* List of rediscovered films
References
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