Der Hund von Baskerville (1929) - full transcript
Funding for this restoration
provided by
DER HUND VON BASKERVILLE was produced by
Erda-Film GmbH and released on 28 August 1929.
The original length of the film was
eight reels (2,382 meters).
This restoration is based on the only known
surviving materials,
an incomplete 35mm nitrate print with Czech titles
preserved in the Polish archive in Warsaw,
and an incomplete 9.5mm copy with
French intertitles
in the collection of Seeber FILM Verlag.
New titles and intertitles have been recreated
based on German censorship records.
Portions of reels 2 and 3 remain lost.
The missing section has been bridged using
photos from the Deutsches Filminstitut,
and supplemented with text from the censorship
records and a draft of the script.
The restoration was completed in 2018 as a
partnership between
Filmoteka Narodowa- Instytutem Audiowizualnym
and the San Francisco Silent Film Festival.
Der Hund von Baskerville
Based on the story by
Conan Doyle
A Richard Oswald-Film, Erda-Production
Director
Richard Oswald
Writers
Herbert Juttke and Georg C. Klaren
Cinematography
Frederik Fuglsang
Producers
G. Knauerand H. Schiller
Distributed by Südfilm A.G.
On the Devonshire moor,
the ancient legend of a
spectral hound still haunts
the Baskerville family...
Sir Charles Baskerville,
master of Baskerville Hall,
believes in the legend more
than he cares to admit.
Alexander Murski
Dr Mortimer, Sir Charles' physician
and his closest friend.
Jaro Fürth
Barrymore, Sir Charles' servant
for many years.
Valy Arnheim
''Dreadful!
The terrible howling.''
''The hound!''
''Frankland, you are being foolish.
Surely you can't believe in ghosts.''
''Then how do you explain
the unnatural Baskerville deaths
on the moor?
''Change the subject.
You are upsetting our host.''
''That is no hound, Frankland.
When it storms, the moor sometimes
produces these strange sounds.''
''l come with an urgent message
for Sir Charles.''
''Sir, a man from the village
has a message for you.''
Please ---
As you are a gentleman, come quickly-
l am in danger -
Laura Lyons
Sherlock Holmes,
the genial detective.
Carlyle Blackwell
Dr Watson, his friend
and confidant.
George Seroff
SIR CHARLES BASKERVILLE'S
SUDDEN DEATH REMAINS A MYSTERY
''You come about Sir Charles.''
''My friend, Dr. Watson - ''
''We waited for Sir Charles' return,
while the unnatural howling went on.''
''l am concerned about Sir Charles.
He should have returned by now.''
''We must fïnd him at once - ''
''With torches we searched
the moor...''
''Like the other Baskerville victims.
The same horrible expression on his face!''
''And there beside the dead man,
l saw-
the footprints of a gigantic hound!''
''Supernatural dogs do not
leave footprints.''
''Nor does Sir Henry believe in
the hound.
He is the last of the Baskervilles,
and did not want me
consulting with you.''
''Can you introduce me
to Sir Henry?''
End Act 1
Sir Henry, returned from the
colonies to claim his inheritance.
Livio Pavanelli
As you value your life
keep away from the moor
''Ghosts do not write letters.''
''Surely, Sir Henry, you cannot object
to Mr. Holmes taking your case now.''
''Unfortunately, I cannot leave
London now.
But if Dr. Watson will undertake it, there
is no better man to have at your side.''
Holmes sends Watson to Baskerville Hall
to look after Sir Henry and send back reports.
Baskerville Hall proves more
ominous than ever.
An escaped convict is hiding somewhere
on the nearby moor.
And the Hall's long time servants,
Barrymore and his wife,
seem nervous and overwrought...
...even though Sir Henry generously gives
Barrymore a set of castoff clothing.
When visiting the scene of Sir Charles' death
on the moor,
Watson and Sir Henry encounter a frightened
young woman named Beryl Stapleton.
Sir Henry is attracted to the frightened
young woman
who warns him of unseen dangers.
This stirs jealousy in her moody guardian,
the butterfly collector
Jack Stapleton, who has chanced
upon them.
That evening, Sir Henry hosts
a dinner party,
where feelings between he and Beryl
grow warmer.
Dinner guests notice Stapleton's
barely concealed displeasure.
That night, a gloved
hand emerges
to steal one of Sir Henry's shoes.
And as Watson tries to read himself to sleep,
he hears creaking sounds...
End Acts 2 & 3
The morning brought another mystery...
''My shoe cannot have walked off by itself!''
''Where is Sir Henry?''
''Walking on the moor.''
''Beryl, l feel that you are hiding something
about your relationship
with Mr. Stapleton -''
''I can only say that he took
me in when I was a child.
And that I am forever indebted to him.''
''Then you are not hiding
anything from me?''
''l forbid you to pursue Beryl
with these intrusions!''
''Forgive me if l have
been irrational.
Put it down to my
devotion to Beryl.''
''Sir Henry, we must all become
better acquainted.
Please visit us tonight.
Perhaps around ten o'clock.''
''Thank God l found you!
You promised me you would not go out alone.''
''My dear doctor, surely you understand
there are times when you are in the way.''
''Of course. But be careful,
Sir Henry. You are in danger!''
''The light has disappeared!''
End Act 4
''Please understand why I have
come, Sir Henry.''
''l need to escort you to our cottage.
You do not know the moor and will
lose your way in the dark.''
''Good evening, my dear Watson.''
''Your cigarette brand
has betrayed you.''
''Did you recognize me on the tor?''
''But l failed to keep my hiding
place from you.''
''The nets are closing in on him.
With your help, he will be at my mercy.''
''Sir Henry's shoe is the final link.
I found it in our quarry's home.''
''But who, Holmes?''
''A devil in human form - it is - ''
''Why did l not strike sooner?''
''lt is not Sir Henry!''
''But it is the suit Sir Henry
wore in London.''
''The murderer will be here soon.''
''Sir Henry- ?''
''No. The escaped convict.
Sir Henry's clothes have been
the poor devil's death.''
''We were to meet Sir Henry
at 10 o'clock.
When l heard the frightful howl,
I grew concerned.''
''This is no sight
for a young woman.''
''I gave my castoff wardrobe
to Barrymore.''
''Where is the suit Sir Henry
gave you?''
''You will not find it in
the wardrobe - !''
''Why is the fugitive wearing it?''
''He is my wife's brother.
For us he was no monster,
only an unhappy soul.
We could not betray him.''
End Act 5
''The hound took the scent
from your shoe,
and your coat led the beast
to the convict.''
''You must promise me, Sir Henry,
that you will not leave the manor
without my permission.''
No one suspected that Stapleton
had a confederate
in this deadly affair -
Laura Lyons.
Carla Bartheel
''What do these tickets mean?''
''You swore you were leaving Beryl,
you villain - !''
''This is my reward for helping you?
For driving old Baskerville
to his death with my note?
I want no more part of this!''
I was the one who decoyed Sir Charles
onto the moor. His murderer is -
Get an arrest warrant for
Miss Laura Lyons.
Sherlock Holmes
''This is like Holmes!''
''How long do you intend to
keep me here?''
''First you will telephone
Sir Henry!''
''Miss Beryl would like to speak
with Sir Henry- - ''
''Help! Help!''
''Thank you my dear.
Sir Henry will soon be on the moor!''
End Act 6
''Sir Henry! Quickly man!
Give me your coat!''
''Had I not taken your coat, you would
be the one laying dead on the moor.''
''The hound will haunt the Baskervilles
no more.
It was a savage mastiff with phosphorus
painted on its jaws.''
''Stapleton exploited the legend
for his own ends -
He wanted to eliminate the last living
Baskerville for the estate -
We now know Stapleton himself
was a Baskerville!''
''I have the arrest warrant
for Laura Lyons.''
''My dear fellow. You were fooled by this
clumsy forgery? That is not my writing.''
''And a final request, Sir Henry.
In need a new cravat!''
End
provided by
DER HUND VON BASKERVILLE was produced by
Erda-Film GmbH and released on 28 August 1929.
The original length of the film was
eight reels (2,382 meters).
This restoration is based on the only known
surviving materials,
an incomplete 35mm nitrate print with Czech titles
preserved in the Polish archive in Warsaw,
and an incomplete 9.5mm copy with
French intertitles
in the collection of Seeber FILM Verlag.
New titles and intertitles have been recreated
based on German censorship records.
Portions of reels 2 and 3 remain lost.
The missing section has been bridged using
photos from the Deutsches Filminstitut,
and supplemented with text from the censorship
records and a draft of the script.
The restoration was completed in 2018 as a
partnership between
Filmoteka Narodowa- Instytutem Audiowizualnym
and the San Francisco Silent Film Festival.
Der Hund von Baskerville
Based on the story by
Conan Doyle
A Richard Oswald-Film, Erda-Production
Director
Richard Oswald
Writers
Herbert Juttke and Georg C. Klaren
Cinematography
Frederik Fuglsang
Producers
G. Knauerand H. Schiller
Distributed by Südfilm A.G.
On the Devonshire moor,
the ancient legend of a
spectral hound still haunts
the Baskerville family...
Sir Charles Baskerville,
master of Baskerville Hall,
believes in the legend more
than he cares to admit.
Alexander Murski
Dr Mortimer, Sir Charles' physician
and his closest friend.
Jaro Fürth
Barrymore, Sir Charles' servant
for many years.
Valy Arnheim
''Dreadful!
The terrible howling.''
''The hound!''
''Frankland, you are being foolish.
Surely you can't believe in ghosts.''
''Then how do you explain
the unnatural Baskerville deaths
on the moor?
''Change the subject.
You are upsetting our host.''
''That is no hound, Frankland.
When it storms, the moor sometimes
produces these strange sounds.''
''l come with an urgent message
for Sir Charles.''
''Sir, a man from the village
has a message for you.''
Please ---
As you are a gentleman, come quickly-
l am in danger -
Laura Lyons
Sherlock Holmes,
the genial detective.
Carlyle Blackwell
Dr Watson, his friend
and confidant.
George Seroff
SIR CHARLES BASKERVILLE'S
SUDDEN DEATH REMAINS A MYSTERY
''You come about Sir Charles.''
''My friend, Dr. Watson - ''
''We waited for Sir Charles' return,
while the unnatural howling went on.''
''l am concerned about Sir Charles.
He should have returned by now.''
''We must fïnd him at once - ''
''With torches we searched
the moor...''
''Like the other Baskerville victims.
The same horrible expression on his face!''
''And there beside the dead man,
l saw-
the footprints of a gigantic hound!''
''Supernatural dogs do not
leave footprints.''
''Nor does Sir Henry believe in
the hound.
He is the last of the Baskervilles,
and did not want me
consulting with you.''
''Can you introduce me
to Sir Henry?''
End Act 1
Sir Henry, returned from the
colonies to claim his inheritance.
Livio Pavanelli
As you value your life
keep away from the moor
''Ghosts do not write letters.''
''Surely, Sir Henry, you cannot object
to Mr. Holmes taking your case now.''
''Unfortunately, I cannot leave
London now.
But if Dr. Watson will undertake it, there
is no better man to have at your side.''
Holmes sends Watson to Baskerville Hall
to look after Sir Henry and send back reports.
Baskerville Hall proves more
ominous than ever.
An escaped convict is hiding somewhere
on the nearby moor.
And the Hall's long time servants,
Barrymore and his wife,
seem nervous and overwrought...
...even though Sir Henry generously gives
Barrymore a set of castoff clothing.
When visiting the scene of Sir Charles' death
on the moor,
Watson and Sir Henry encounter a frightened
young woman named Beryl Stapleton.
Sir Henry is attracted to the frightened
young woman
who warns him of unseen dangers.
This stirs jealousy in her moody guardian,
the butterfly collector
Jack Stapleton, who has chanced
upon them.
That evening, Sir Henry hosts
a dinner party,
where feelings between he and Beryl
grow warmer.
Dinner guests notice Stapleton's
barely concealed displeasure.
That night, a gloved
hand emerges
to steal one of Sir Henry's shoes.
And as Watson tries to read himself to sleep,
he hears creaking sounds...
End Acts 2 & 3
The morning brought another mystery...
''My shoe cannot have walked off by itself!''
''Where is Sir Henry?''
''Walking on the moor.''
''Beryl, l feel that you are hiding something
about your relationship
with Mr. Stapleton -''
''I can only say that he took
me in when I was a child.
And that I am forever indebted to him.''
''Then you are not hiding
anything from me?''
''l forbid you to pursue Beryl
with these intrusions!''
''Forgive me if l have
been irrational.
Put it down to my
devotion to Beryl.''
''Sir Henry, we must all become
better acquainted.
Please visit us tonight.
Perhaps around ten o'clock.''
''Thank God l found you!
You promised me you would not go out alone.''
''My dear doctor, surely you understand
there are times when you are in the way.''
''Of course. But be careful,
Sir Henry. You are in danger!''
''The light has disappeared!''
End Act 4
''Please understand why I have
come, Sir Henry.''
''l need to escort you to our cottage.
You do not know the moor and will
lose your way in the dark.''
''Good evening, my dear Watson.''
''Your cigarette brand
has betrayed you.''
''Did you recognize me on the tor?''
''But l failed to keep my hiding
place from you.''
''The nets are closing in on him.
With your help, he will be at my mercy.''
''Sir Henry's shoe is the final link.
I found it in our quarry's home.''
''But who, Holmes?''
''A devil in human form - it is - ''
''Why did l not strike sooner?''
''lt is not Sir Henry!''
''But it is the suit Sir Henry
wore in London.''
''The murderer will be here soon.''
''Sir Henry- ?''
''No. The escaped convict.
Sir Henry's clothes have been
the poor devil's death.''
''We were to meet Sir Henry
at 10 o'clock.
When l heard the frightful howl,
I grew concerned.''
''This is no sight
for a young woman.''
''I gave my castoff wardrobe
to Barrymore.''
''Where is the suit Sir Henry
gave you?''
''You will not find it in
the wardrobe - !''
''Why is the fugitive wearing it?''
''He is my wife's brother.
For us he was no monster,
only an unhappy soul.
We could not betray him.''
End Act 5
''The hound took the scent
from your shoe,
and your coat led the beast
to the convict.''
''You must promise me, Sir Henry,
that you will not leave the manor
without my permission.''
No one suspected that Stapleton
had a confederate
in this deadly affair -
Laura Lyons.
Carla Bartheel
''What do these tickets mean?''
''You swore you were leaving Beryl,
you villain - !''
''This is my reward for helping you?
For driving old Baskerville
to his death with my note?
I want no more part of this!''
I was the one who decoyed Sir Charles
onto the moor. His murderer is -
Get an arrest warrant for
Miss Laura Lyons.
Sherlock Holmes
''This is like Holmes!''
''How long do you intend to
keep me here?''
''First you will telephone
Sir Henry!''
''Miss Beryl would like to speak
with Sir Henry- - ''
''Help! Help!''
''Thank you my dear.
Sir Henry will soon be on the moor!''
End Act 6
''Sir Henry! Quickly man!
Give me your coat!''
''Had I not taken your coat, you would
be the one laying dead on the moor.''
''The hound will haunt the Baskervilles
no more.
It was a savage mastiff with phosphorus
painted on its jaws.''
''Stapleton exploited the legend
for his own ends -
He wanted to eliminate the last living
Baskerville for the estate -
We now know Stapleton himself
was a Baskerville!''
''I have the arrest warrant
for Laura Lyons.''
''My dear fellow. You were fooled by this
clumsy forgery? That is not my writing.''
''And a final request, Sir Henry.
In need a new cravat!''
End