The Hound of the Baskervilles

When Sir Charles Baskerville dies in mysterious circumstances, his last remaining relative, Sir Henry, comes home from South Africa to claim his inheritance and property on the wild, lonely moorlands of Dartmoor in Devon. But legend has it that there is a curse on the family, a curse in the form of a gigantic hound from Hell which brings death to each successive head of the Baskervilles. The case is referred to consulting detective Sherlock Holmes who considers there to be grave cause for concern and, unable to go himself, asks his friend and protege Doctor Watson to accompany Sir Henry down to Dartmoor.

Production Details

A Hammer film production released by United Artists Copyright MCMLVIII by Hammer films
MPAA Approved Certificate
RCA Sound Recording
Produced at Bray Studios
Technicolor 87 mins

Filming Began: 8th August 1958
UK Release: 4th May 1959

Studio:
Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire

Locations:
Chobham Common, Surrey
Frensham Ponds, Farnham, Surrey

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Cast & Crew

Red = Uncredited


Crew	Name	Age at Release	Birth	Hidden	Death	Age	Hammer Credited	Hammer Uncredited	Total Hammer
Assistant Art Director	Don Mingaye	30	1 Jan 1929		8 Nov 2017	88	26	14	40
Assistant Director	John Peverall	28	1 Jan 1931		3 Oct 2009	78	21		21
Associate Producer	Anthony Nelson-Keys	47	13 Nov 1911		19 Mar 1985	73	41		41
Based on the novel by	Sir Arthur Conan Doyle	99	22 May 1859		6 Jul 1930	71	1		1
Boom Operator	Jim Perry							8	8
Camera Operator	Len Harris	42	19 May 1916		21 Feb 1995	78	52	1	53
Camera Operator: Second Unit	Teddy Catford							1	1
Clapper Loader	Anthony Powell							2	2
Conductor	John Hollingsworth	43	20 Mar 1916		29 Dec 1963	47	36	2	38
Construction Manager	Michael Lyons							10	10
Continuity	Shirley Barnes						2		2
Director	Terence Fisher	55	23 Feb 1904		18 Jun 1980	76	31		31
Director of Photography	Jack Asher BSc	43	29 Mar 1916		1 Apr 1991	75	14		14
Editor	Alfred Cox	34	1 Jan 1925		1 Jan 2005	80	21	4	25
Executive Producer	Michael Carreras	31	21 Dec 1927		19 Apr 1994	66	82	5	87
First Assistant Editor	Peter Todd							4	4
Floor Props Chargehand	Peter Allchorne	34	01 Jan 1925	01.01.1925		99		9	9
Focus Puller	Harry Oakes	38	16 Jan 1921		11 Dec 2012	91		53	53
Gaffer	Steve Birtles	44	12 Nov 1914		1 Jan 2003	88	13	14	27
Hairstyles	Henry Montsash	53	17 Sep 1905		29 Sep 1974	69	16		16
Hound Mask	Margaret Robinson	39	31 Jan 1920		3 Oct 2016	96		4	4
Make-up	Roy Ashton	50	16 Apr 1909		10 Jan 1995	85	36	4	40
Master Carpenter	Charles Davis							8	8
Master Painter	Lawrence Wren							11	11
Master Plasterer	Arthur Banks						18	29	47
Model Dog Maker	Frank Pannicelli							1	1
Music Composer	James Bernard	33	20 Sep 1925		12 Jul 2001	75	24	1	25
Producer	Kenneth Hyman	30	11 Dec 1928	11.12.1928		95	1	1	2
Producer	Anthony Hinds	36	18 Sep 1922		30 Sep 2013	91	84	1	85
Production Designer	Bernard Robinson	46	28 Jul 1912		2 Mar 1970	57	46	3	49
Production Manager	Don Weeks	54	15 Nov 1904		1 Mar 1988	83	30		30
Production Secretary	Pat Green	30	29 Oct 1928	29.10.1928		95		3	3
Property Master	Tom Money	42	1 Jan 1917		1 Jan 1974	57	2	20	22
Props Buyer	Eric Hillier	39	1 Jan 1920		1 Jan 1975	55		16	16
Scenic Artist	Gilbert Wood	55	1 Jan 1904		1 Jan 1982	78		2	2
Screenplay	Peter Bryan	39	28 Sep 1919		1 Sep 1972	52	22		22
Second Assistant Director	Tom Walls	46	31 May 1912		28 Nov 1992	80	1	9	10
Second Assistant Editor	Roy Norman	38	30 Jan 1921		16 Aug 1987	66		3	3
Sound Recorder	Jock May	54	1 Jan 1905		8 Jan 1991	86	30	1	31
Special Effects	Sid Pearson						9	1	10
Still Photographer	Tom Edwards				1999			26	26
Supervising Editor	James Needs	39	17 Oct 1919		4 Feb 2003	83	110	1	111
Third Assistant Director	Hugh Harlow	19	17 Jun 1939	17.06.1939		84	3	28	31
Wardrobe	Molly Arbuthnot	50	19 Dec 1908		31 Oct 2001	92	48	4	52

Cast	Name	Age at Release	Birth	Hidden	Death	Age	Hammer Credited	Hammer Uncredited	Total Hammer
Barrymore	John Le Mesurier	47	5 Apr 1912		15 Nov 1983	71	1		1
Bishop Frankland	Miles Malleson	70	25 May 1888		15 Mar 1969	80	4		4
Cecile	Marla Landi	26	16 Apr 1933	16.04.1933		90	2		2
Convict	Michael Mulcaster	47	3 Oct 1911		10 Aug 1984	72	3	2	5
Doctor Watson	Andre Morell	49	20 Aug 1909		28 Nov 1978	69	9		9
Dr Mortimer	Francis De Wolff	46	7 Jan 1913		18 Apr 1984	71	3	1	4
Lord Caphill	Michael Hawkins	30	26 Nov 1928		26 Oct 2014	85	1	1	2
Lord Kingsblood	Ian Hewiston							2	2
Mrs Barrymore	Helen Goss	55	15 Oct 1903		1 Aug 1985	81	2		2
Mrs Goodlippe	Elizabeth Gott	54	28 May 1904		26 Jun 1991	87		1	1
Perkins	Sam Kydd	44	15 Feb 1915		26 Mar 1982	67	7		7
Servant	David Birks	44	24 Sep 1914		1 Jan 1985	70	1		1
Servant Girl	Judi Moyens	18	01 Jan 1941	01.01.1941		83	1		1
Sherlock Holmes	Peter Cushing	45	26 May 1913		11 Aug 1994	81	24	1	25
Sir Henry Baskerville	Christopher Lee	36	27 May 1922		7 Jun 2015	93	22		22
Sir Hugo Baskerville	David Oxley	38	7 Nov 1920		30 Oct 1985	64	2		2
Stapleton	Ewen Solon	41	7 Sep 1917		7 Jul 1985	67	5	1	6

Original Poster

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Footnotes

Playing Sherlock Holmes here served Peter Cushing well, since he was later asked to resume the role for the BBC in their long-running 1960s TV series.