Der Hund von Baskerville (movies 1914-1920)
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Der Hund von Baskerville is a silent German movie released from 1914 to 1920, produced by Deutsche Vitaskop production and Greenbaum-Film GmbH production, starring Alwin Neuss as Sherlock Holmes. Black & White. Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format.
The movie was divided in 6 episodes:
- 12.06.1914 : Der Hund von Baskerville, 1., 5 reels (4385 feet)
- 30.10.1914 : Der Hund von Baskerville, 2. Das einsame Haus, 4 reels (3610 feet)
- ---.04.1915 : Der Hund von Baskerville, 3. Das unheimliche Zimmer, 3 reels
- ---.---.1915 : Der Hund von Baskerville, 4., 3 reels (809 feet)
- ---.---.1920 : Der Hund von Baskerville, 5.Dr. MacDonalds Sanatorium, 5 reels (4967 feet)
- ---.---.1920 : Der Hund von Baskerville, 6. Das Haus ohne Fenster, 5 reels (4967 feet)
Survival status : Gosfilmofond film archive / Filmmuseum München film archive (1)
The movie is an adaptation of the Arthur Conan Doyle's novel : The Hound of the Baskervilles (1901).
Other titles :
- Le Chien des Baskerville (France) 1915
In the movie the villain Stapleton disguises himself as Sherlock Holmes, and Sherlock Holmes disguises himself as Stapleton, and there is a scene where the two meet in each other's disguises. [1]
Cast
- Sherlock Holmes : Alwin Neuss (1, 2, 3, 4)
- Stapleton : Friedrich Kühne (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- Lord Henry Baskerville : Erwin Fichtner (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- Laura Lyons : Hanni Weisse (1, 2, 5, 6)
- The butler : Andreas Van Horn (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- Henry's fiancée : Tatjana Irrah (3)
- Henry's fiancée : Hilde Borke (4)
- ? : Livio Pavanelli? (3)
- ? : Alexander Murski? (3)
- ? : Erich Kaiser-Titz (5, 6)
- ? : Lya Sellin (5, 6)
- ? : Lu Jürgens (6)
- ? : Ludwig Rex (6)
Crew
- Director : Rudolf Meinert (1, 2), Richard Oswald (3, 4), Willy Zeyn Sr. (5, 6)
- Producer : Jules Greenbaum (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- Screenplay : Richard Oswald (1, 2, 3, 4), Robert Liebmann (5, 6)
- Cinematography : Werner Brandes & Karl Freund (1, 2, 3)
- Art direction : Hermann Warm (3)
