What to expect
This German Holmes adaptation survives from a rich pre-war cycle of detective films. It translates deduction into architecture, entrances, disguises, and suspenseful control of what the viewer can see.
How to ease in
The film is an adaptation within an established series tradition, so some character relations feel assumed. Follow Holmes, the Baskerville heir, and every attempt to make superstition conceal a human plan.
Heads-up
Sherlock Holmes investigates a family curse, a threatening hound, and danger surrounding the heir to Baskerville Hall.
A curse is useful to a criminal because it persuades witnesses to stop looking for ordinary causes. I watch Holmes turn each Gothic object back into a practical question.
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A curse is useful to a criminal because it persuades witnesses to stop looking for ordinary causes. I watch Holmes turn each Gothic object back into a practical question.
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