What is The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 movie)?
{{italictitle}} '''''The Hound of the Baskervilles''''' is a 1959 British mystery horror [[movie]] directed by [[Terence Fisher]] and was based on the 1902 novel of the same name by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] and was the first adaption to be made in colour. It stars [[Peter Cushing]], [[Christopher Lee]], [[André Morell]], [[Marla Landi]], [[David Oxley]], [[Miles Malleson]], [[Sam Kydd]], [[Helen Goss]], [[Ewen Solon]] and was distributed by [[United Artists]]. ==Plot== Dr. Richard Mortimer recounts to [[Sherlock Holmes]] and [[Doctor Watson]] the legend of the [[Black dog (ghost)|ghost hound]] that killed the devilish Sir Hugo Baskerville for his murder of the daughter of a servant. He asks Holmes to investigate the death of his friend Sir Charles Baskerville, in [[Dartmoor]], from heart failure, lying in the [[Moorland|moor]] surrounding his estate, Baskerville Hall, with a look of horror on his face. Mortimer fears for the life of Sir Henry, who's just come from South Africa to take possession of his inheritance and of Baskerville Hall. Although sceptical, Holmes and Watson accept to meet Sir Henry, who is young and bold, but in truth suffers from a [[Birth defect|congenital]] [[angina|heart problem]]. A incident with a tarantula convinces Holmes that Sir Henry's life is indeed in danger, and, busy with a prior commitment, he chooses to despatch Watson to Dartmoor with Mortimer and Sir Henry. Holmes reminds Sir Henry not to go out onto the nearby moor after dark. On their way to Baskerville Hall, the trio is warned by the coach driver Perkins that a murderous convict named Selden has escaped from nearby [[Dartmoor Prison]] and is hiding on the moor. At Baskerville Hall, Sir Henry gets acquainted with his new house, helped by the butler, Mr. Barrymore, and his wife. On the walls stands a portrait Sir Hugo. A second portrait of Sir Hugo is missing, and the Barrymores are unable to offer any explanation. The next day, Sir Henry and Watson walk around to see the neighborhood. At the nearby village, they meet the