The hound of the baskervilles, one of the best known of the sherlock holmes novels. Shame ill health and some poor script choice denied. The hound of the baskervilles by sir arthur conan doyle. The store hound of the baskervilles book the store. The legend of the devilbeast that haunts the moors around the baskerville familys home warns the descendants of that ancient clan never to venture out in those dark hours when the power of evil is exalted. Peter cook left as sherlock holmes and dudley moore as dr. Hound of the baskervilles by arthur conan doyle, first edition abebooks. Theres already a mystery to be solved right when you open the book, with a mysterious cane left in watson and sherlocks office.
The hound of the baskervilles is a 1977 film starring spike milligan, henry woolf, josephine tewson. The hound of the baskervilles 1980 rotten tomatoes. The curse of the baskervilles dates to the seventeenth century, when the wicked hugo baskerville chased a farmers daughter across the pitchdark moor of grimpen with vile intentions. Originally serialised in the strand magazine from august 1901 to april 1902, it is set largely on dartmoor in devon in englands west country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the.
In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Watson respectively, backed by a cast of some of the best british character actors available. Are there any fans of this strange version of the classic tale with dudley moore and peter cook, or do most people find it to be fairly unfunny. Dudley stuart john moore, cbe 19 april 1935 27 march 2002 was an english actor, comedian, musician and composer. The hound of the baskervilles summary book reports. The novel was serialized in 190102 and was published in book form in 1902. The hound of the baskervilles movie 1978 the arthur conan. The problem is, when you find this link from another site or from the amazon dvd page of the 1978 hound of the baskervilles with peter cook and dudley moore, you are sent to the page where matt frewer is starring. Hound of the baskervilles abebooks shop for books, art. He was one of the four writerperformers in the comedy revue beyond the fringe from 1960 that created a boom in satirical comedy, and with one member of that team, peter cook. Holmes and watson are faced with their most terrifying case yet. Widely considered to be conan doyles finest work, the hound of the baskervilles features the famous detective sherlock holmes and his faithful colleague dr. Dudley moore as a short order cook leading a life of quiet desperation and peter cooke as the devil teamup to deliver an extremely funny movie with surprisingly deep theological commentary.
The quality of writing and plot construction deserve attention in themselves, but equally noteworthy are the characters, settings and plot devices that have become mainstays of the genre ever since. Why pete just wasnt big enough to cope with little duds. Sherlock holmes and dr watson investigate the legend of a supernatural hound, a beast that may be stalking a young heir on the fogshrouded moorland that makes up his estate. Engaged to investigate the curse of the hell hound which plagues the baskerville family, sherlock holmes cook immediately decides that he needs a holiday, and leaves his bumbling assistant watson moore in charge of the case. The hound of the baskervilles by arthur conan doyle. The hound of the baskervilles 78 peter cook playing the. It is a brilliantly written mystery set on dartmoor in devon in englands west country. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. A compilation of over twenty short stories that revolve around the folk who live in the fictional township of muddy fork, usa. The hound of the baskervilles is a 1978 british comedy film spoofing the hound of the baskervilles by sir arthur conan doyle. True, its more of a bestof collection fleshed out with some fresh bits, but the verbal dexterity of these two brilliant comics nevertheless shines quite brightly. The hound of the baskervilles gripped readers when it was first serialised and has continued to hold its place in the popular imagination.
The terrible spectacle of the beast, the fog of the moor, the discovery of a body. The film thus casts peter cook and dudley moore as holmes and watson, with such reliable british performers as terrythomas, joan greenwood, denholm elliott, hugh griffith, spike milligan, and roy kinnear in cameos. The hound of the baskervilles 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Now, the most recent baskerville, sir charles, is dead and the footprints of a giant hound have been found near his body. It is left to sherlock holmes and doctor watson to solve the mystery of the legend of the phantom hound before sir charles heir comes to an equally gruesome end. The paperback of the the hound of the baskervilles. Hound of the baskervilles is not the glittering highlight of peter cook and dudley moores partnership, more a well polished turd, this loose adaptation of conan doyles tale has, nonetheless, long had a place in my affections. His death seems to have been caused by a heart attack, but the victims best friend, dr.
By the time of its publication in book form eight months later, this brilliantly plotted, richly atmospheric detective story had already achieved the status of a classic. If so then keep reading the country doctor had come to 221b baker street, the famous lodgings of sherlock holmes, with an eerie talethe legend of the hound of the baskervilles, the devilbeast that haunted the lonely moors around the baskervilles ancestral home. One leg too few is a comedy sketch written by peter cook and most famously performed by cook and dudley moore. Arthur conan doyles classic sherlock holmes tale investigates a fearsome animal and a family curse, retold for younger readerswritten by in 1902, the hound of the baskervilles is one of his most frightening books. The hound of the baskervilles is a character in kouta hiranos supernatural manga series hellsing 19972008. The grey towers of baskerville hall and the wild open country of dartmoor hold many secrets for holmes and watson to unravel. Mortimer, is convinced that the strike was due to a supernatural creature, which haunts the moor in the shape of an enormous hound, with blazing eyes and jaws.
It is less a film than a series of set pieces, with some of the jokes telegraphed a few. A number of other wellknown british comedy actors appeared in the film including terrythomas in his final screen appearance, kenneth williams. The hound of the baskervilles was serialized in the strand magazine sir arthur conan doyle from august 1901 through april 1902. Cloud far from the madding crowd the girl on the train tuck everlasting northanger abbey me before you and then there were none still alice the blind side the fault in our stars the hound of the baskervilles jack reacher enders game carrie. The hound of the baskervilles is the tale of an ancient curse suddenly given a terrifying modern application. On paper, the hound of the baskervilles sounds like a sure fire hit. Hound of the baskervilles annotated ebook by arthur conan. Though dudley moore would soon become a big hollywood star with the boxoffice successes of movies like 10 1979, arthur 1981, and the released in the same year foul play 1978, it was actually costar peter cook who received top first billing on the hound of the baskervilles 1978. Buy the hound of the baskervilles 1977 dvd by dudley moore from amazons movies store.
But to anyone familiar with peter cook and dudley moore s remarkable partnership, this slim collection of material from their tonywinning good evening stage show is a godsend. Watson as they grapple with a mysterious power from the unseen world. It got me in the mood for finally adding a few fringe titles to my collection, including this, the farewell performance of the original quartet from 1964 long thought to be lost. Peter cook and dudley moore were unlikely comic partners. Spike milligan satirised the novel in his book, the hound of the baskervilles according to spike milligan 1997, combining elements of the original novel with the basil rathbone serials.
Peter cook and dudley moore in the hound of the baskervilles1. Peter cook and dudley moore sherlock holmes and dr. A series of short stories were published in 190304 and later collected in the. Doyle keeps each page filled with suspense and thrills.
The theodicy, the nature of sin and repentance, and other interesting topics are discussed and explored. The hound of the baskervilles 1977 dvd by dudley moore. The concept behind the 1977 hound of the baskervilles involved having underground director paul morrissey bring an irreverent slant to the original sherlock holmes mystery. Originally serialised in the strand magazine from august 1901 to april 1902, it is set largely on dartmoor in devon in englands west country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural. Peter cook sherlock holmes on screen pictures cbs news. The rich landowner sir charles baskerville is found dead in the park of his manor surrounded by the grim moor of dartmoor, in the county of devon. English the hound of baskervilles by lily spinelli on prezi. The hound of the baskervilles arthur conan doyle feedbooks.
This is arguably the best introduction to detective fiction kids can get. It tells the story of the curse of the baskerville familya family haunted by a terrifying hound on dartmoor. In the event, director paul morrissey goes for carry onstyle humour. Despondent, he prepares to end it all when he meets george spiggott, a. It could have been a stroke of genius reuniting peter cooke and dudley moore in a sendup of the hound of the baskervilles. A sherlock holmes spoof about a family that has been haunted for years by the curse of a horrible hound. Page 82 on either side, blotched with lichens, and surmounted by the boars heads of the baskervilles. Watson give us their unique interpretation of the conan doyle classic, supported by an allstar cast of british comedy greats. The hound of the baskervilles is the third of the crime novels written by sir arthur conan doyle featuring the detective sherlock holmes. The hound of the baskervilles 1978 dudley moore, peter cook, kenneth williams the hound of the baskervilles as youve never seen it before. The hound of the baskervilles by doyle, arthur conan, sir and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The hound of the baskervilles townsend library edition by arthur conan doyle and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Moore first came to prominence in the uk as a leading figure in the british satire boom of the 1960s.
This text is provided to you asis without any warranty. Dudley moore and peter cook in the hound of the baskervilles 1978 the hound of. Stanley moon dudley moore is a short order cook, infatuated with margaret eleanor bron, the statuesque waitress who works at wimpy bar with him. This book is annotated it contains a detailed biography of the author. Cook then cowrote a 1978 film version of the hound of the baskervilles starring the two of them that flopped. Peter cook and dudley moore in the hound of the baskervilles 5. Sherlock holmes and doctor john watson are hanging around the apartment that they share as platonic bros when doctor james mortimer appears to consult holmes about a very strange matter that occurred in his town of dartmoor. The lodge was a ruin of black granite and bared ribs of rafters, but facing it was a new building, half constructed, the first fruit of sir charless south african gold.
Peter cook and dudley moore paired up to spoof the the hound of the baskervilles in this 1978 comedy film, but for all the hammingup an ensemble cast including roy kinnear. Sherlock holmes and the case of the hound of the baskervilles by doyle, arthur conan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Dudley moore, peter cook, kenneth williams the hound of the baskervilles as youve never seen. Peter cook and dudley moore in the hound of the baskervilles5. The hound of the baskervilles conan doyle uniform edition by arthur conan doyle and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He saddled his horse and chased the girl over the moors until she dropped dead from exhaustion. It is cowritten by two legends of british comedy, peter cook and dudley moore, who appear alongside a whos who of british character acting. He was a leading figure of the british satire boom of the 1960s, and associated with the antiestablishment comedic movement that emerged in the united.
The hound of the baskervilles nonus format, pal, region. It was the first sherlock holmes tale since the detectives death in the story the final problem 1893. Rare and selected movies from all genres free download. Peter cook and dudley moore lampoon the baker street detectives most famous case. The curse of the baskervilles began in the 17th century, when sir hugo swore he would give his soul to possess the beautiful daughter of a yeoman. Peter cook and dudley moore in the hound of the baskervilles 2. Dudley moore, peter cook, kenneth williams the hound of the baskervilles as youve never seen it before. Oct 02, 2008 peter cook and dudley moore in the hound of the baskervilles 2 duration.
Peter cook left and dudley moore in the hound of the baskervilles 1977. His lifelong interest in psychic matters led him to acknowledge spiritualism as his faith. Peter cook and dudley moore in the hound of the baskervilles. It starred peter cook as sherlock holmes and dudley moore as dr. He spent the years from 1918 to his death 7 july 1930 preaching spiritualism around the world and writing books and pamphlets in support of it the new revelation, 1918. The poor girl died of fright, but baskervilles fate was worsea giant black hound, eyes afire and jaws dripping with blood, tore out his throat and. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Peter cook dudley moore denholm elliott joan greenwood irene handl terry thomas max wall kenneth williams roy kinnear. Oct 07, 2008 peter cook and dudley moore in the hound of the baskervilles5. The hound of the baskervilles by arthur conan doyle, newnes. In one of the more unfortunate comedic takes on the arthur conan doyle canon, peter cook and dudley moore starred as sherlock holmes and dr. Written in true hillbilly style, and with an authentic voice, by the author, who currently resides in kentucky.
James mortimer asks sherlock holmes for advice following the death of his friend, sir charles baskerville. Peter cook and dudley moores derek and clive albums. A legendary curse has apparently claimed one more victim. This tasteless spoof of the famous sherlock holmes tale stars peter cook and dudley moore as holmes and watson in a. A number of other wellknown british comedy actors appeared in the film including terrythomas in his final screen appearance, kenneth williams and denholm elliott.
Originally serialised in the strand magazine from august 1901 to april 1902, it is set largely on dartmoor in devon in englands west country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The penguin english library edition of the hound of the baskervilles by arthur conan doyle mr holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound. The hound of the baskervilles, one of the best known of the sherlock holmes novels, written by arthur conan doyle in 1901. Was i the hound of the baskervilles 1978 classic horror film board. Three nuns visit holmes and watson to retrieve their holy relic. Sherlock holmes solves the mystery of a supernatural hound threatening the life of a dartmoor baronet. The hound of the baskervilles 1977 film silver sirens. Hound of the baskervilles by arthur conan doyle, first edition. Read hound of the baskervilles annotated by arthur conan doyle available from rakuten kobo.
Why pete just wasnt big enough to cope with little duds success one leg too few. In the story, a mythical beast is terrorizing the baskerville family. Editions of the hound of the baskervilles by arthur conan doyle. The hound of the baskervilles first appeared as a serial in the strand magazine in 1901.
When the movie is played, it is the peter cushing version from hammer films. The hound of the baskervilles book by arthur conan doyle. The hound of the baskervilles by arthur conan doyle was interesting from the first page. The movies were kinder to dudley moore than they were his comedy partner peter cook. The hound of the baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels written by sir arthur conan doyle featuring the detective sherlock holmes. With peter cook, dudley moore, denholm elliott, joan greenwood. No warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, are made to you as to the text or any medium it may be on, including but not limited to warranties of merchantablity or. It is a classic example of comedy arising from an absurd situation which the participants take entirely seriously comic irony, and a demonstration of the construction of a sketch in order to draw a laugh from the audience with almost every line. The enduring image of peter cook and dudley moore comes from a 1965 sketch.
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