Among literary figures whose adventures have been translated to the screen, none have appeared as often as Sherlock Holmes ... the detective in “The Hound of the Baskervilles” (1959), the first Holmes ...

The Hound of the Baskervilles is one ... but this Holmes interpretation is a must-see for fans of the deductive detective, and Peter Cushing is a major asset in rendering the classic character ...

It is difficult to fault the performance of Peter Cushing, who looks, talks and behaves in precisely the way approved by the Sherlock Holmes Society ... of the legendary hound, but he plays ...