Der Hund von Baskerville (1914) - full transcript
In this early version the classic "Hound of the Baskervilles" mystery is faithfully adapted, although Watson's character is absent. Holmes' foe is called Stapleton and he menaces Holmes' client Lord Henry and his fiancée, Laura Lyons.
THE ONLY SURVIVING PRINT (WITH FLASH
TITLES IN FRENCH) OF RUDOLF MEINERT'S FILM
"THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES"
WAS STORED AT GOSFILMOFOND (MOSCOW).
SOME SCENES WERE OUT OF ORDER.
SOME SHOTS AND TITLE CARDS WERE MISSING.
THE FILM MUSEUM MÜNCHEN HAS RESTORED
THE ORIGINAL SEQUENCE OF SCENES,
TRANSLATED THE FRENCH TITLES
AND ADDED MISSING ONES,
AND TINTED THE PRINT ACCORDING TO
INSTRUCTIONS IN THE FOOTAGE.
"THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES"
BASED ON THE PLAY BY RICHARD OSWALD.
DIRECTED BY RUDOLF MEINERT.
The author:
Richard Oswald.
The director:
Rudolf Meinert.
ENGLISH FAMILY LEGENDS
COLLECTED BY JOHN S. LOPEZ
"THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES."
ONE OF THE STRANGEST SAGAS
IS CONNECTED TO BASKERVILLE HALL,
AT THE EDGE OF THE NOTORIOUS DEVONSHIRE MOORS.
EVER SINCE 1860,
THE APPEARANCE OF A GIGANTIC HOUND
HAS PRESAGED THE DEATH
OF THE CURRENT HEAD OF THE FAMILY.
THIS FIERY BEAST EMERGES FROM THE MOOR
AND LINGERS BENEATH THE CASTLE WINDOW.
DEVONSHIRE'S FARMERS
HAVE STRANGE STORIES TO TELL.
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES SEEN AGAIN
FARMERS IN THE VICINITY OF BASKERVILLE HALL
REPORT HEARING AN EERIE HOWLING
COMING FROM THE MOOR AND SEEING
THE FIERY HOUND HEADING TOWARD
THE CASTLE THESE PAST FEW NIGHTS.
OUR CORRESPONDENT INTERVIEWED
SIR CHARLES BASKERVILLE,
BUT WAS INTERRUPTED AT THE REQUEST
OF HIS PHYSICIAN, DR. MORTIMER,
DUE TO THE BARONET'S
EXTREME STATE OF AGITATION.
At the Baskerville castle.
TO HENRY BASKERVILLE
YOUR UNCLE HAS DIED SUDDENLY.
WE AWAIT YOUR PRESENCE AT THE READING
OF THE WILL AT BASKERVILLE HALL,
SO THAT YOU CAN ACCEPT THE INHERITANCE.
WIBBS, NOTARY
Henry Baskerville learns
of his uncle's death.
RUMORS ABOUND
ABOUT THE SUDDEN DEATH
OF SIR CHARLES BASKERVILLE.
THESE ARE THE RESULTS OF THE INQUEST
ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 4TH,
SIR CHARLES SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK
WHILE WALKING TO THE MOOR.
SIR CHARLES WAS THE LAST DESCENDANT
IN DIRECT LINE TO THE FAMILY TITLE,
WHICH WILL NOW BE PASSED ON
TO HENRY BASKERVILLE,
A DISTANT RELATIVE LIVING IN NEW YORK.
The letter arrives.
"Pack my things. I need to take a trip."
TO HENRY BASKERVILLE
YOUR UNCLE HAS DIED SUDDENLY.
WE AWAIT YOUR PRESENCE
AT THE READING OF THE WILL,
SO THAT YOU CAN ACCEPT THE INHERITANCE.
IF YOU LIKE BEING ALIVE,
DO NOT COME TO BASKERVILLE HALL!
Arrival at Baskerville hall.
"Mr. Stapleton, a close friend of your late uncle."
I NAME HENRY BASKERVILLE AS MY SOLE HEIR.
I EXPECT HIM TO MARRY SOON
IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE INHERITANCE
FROM EVER FALLING INTO
THE HANDS OF MY GREEDY NEPHEW RODGER.
CHARLES BASKERVILLE
"I too congratulate you on your inheritance."
I AM ONE STEP CLOSER TO MY GOAL...
MY UNCLE, SIR CHARLES, IS DEAD...
MY COUSIN, SIR HENRY,
WHO IS NOW ACCEPTING HIS INHERITANCE,
WILL JOIN HIM SOON...
BOTH VICTIMS OF
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES.
First encounter with Miss Lyons.
An attack on Henry Baskerville.
The horses sense
the hound of the Baskervilles.
"I'll send for that well-known
detective Sherlock Holmes
to solve the Baskerville mystery."
"I will no longer help you
with your evil schemes.
You won't be able to do away with
young Sir Henry as easily as old Sir Charles."
End of act one.
The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Act two.
"I must say goodbye
because I will be travelling for some time."
Stapleton decides to disguise
himself as Sherlock Holmes.
LEAVE THIS PLACE!
LEAVE TODAY,
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
"I'm innocent!
I'm just trying to warn you!"
The real Sherlock Holmes
reads a very startling item
in the newspaper.
THE MYSTERY
SURROUNDING THE HOUND OF THE
BASKERVILLES WILL SOON BE SOLVED.
WELL-KNOWN DETECTIVE SHERLOCK HOLMES
HAS ARRIVED AT BASKERVILLE HALL
AND LAUNCHED HIS INVESTIGATION.
COME HERE WATSON
"I'm going to Baskerville Hall
to have a look at this Sherlock Holmes."
A soiree at the Baskerville castle.
Henry takes Miss Lyons
to the conservatory.
"May I pay my respects to you?"
The real Sherlock Holmes
reaches the Baskerville castle.
"The castle will explode in 20 seconds."
"May I have a light?"
"You've saved our lives,
Sherlock Holmes."
"Barrymore tried to blow up
the castle,
but I, Sherlock Holmes,
have saved the life of the lord of the castle."
End of act 2.
The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Act three.
"Stapleton is hiding behind
the mask of a counterfeit Sherlock Holmes!
If you help me expose him,
you'll have nothing more to fear."
A new attack by Stapleton.
"That had to be Barrymore!"
"A secret diary."
I AM ONE STEP CLOSER TO MY GOAL...
MY UNCLE, SIR CHARLES, IS DEAD...
MY COUSIN, SIR HENRY,
WHO IS NOW ACCEPTING HIS INHERITANCE,
WILL JOIN HIM SOON...
BOTH VICTIMS OF
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES.
"I see you've made yourself at home here."
"You too will be a victim
of the Hound of the Baskervilles!"
"The Hound of the Baskervilles
will devour no new victims."
"My dear Stapleton,
if you are masquerading as Sherlock Holmes,
then I will be Stapleton."
Barrymore sneaks
into the Baskerville castle.
"Mr. Stapleton has returned from his trip
and would like to say hello to you."
"May I introduce you to Sherlock Holmes,
the well-known detective?"
"I have made an important discovery
and would like to discuss it
with Mr. Sherlock Holmes in private."
"You are not Sherlock Holmes
and your name isn't Stapleton either.
You are the disinherited nephew,
Rodger Baskerville!"
"That revolver is not loaded,
but everyone can now read
what you've done in this diary."
"Mr. Holmes, what do I owe you?"
"How about a cigarette?"
The end
TITLES IN FRENCH) OF RUDOLF MEINERT'S FILM
"THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES"
WAS STORED AT GOSFILMOFOND (MOSCOW).
SOME SCENES WERE OUT OF ORDER.
SOME SHOTS AND TITLE CARDS WERE MISSING.
THE FILM MUSEUM MÜNCHEN HAS RESTORED
THE ORIGINAL SEQUENCE OF SCENES,
TRANSLATED THE FRENCH TITLES
AND ADDED MISSING ONES,
AND TINTED THE PRINT ACCORDING TO
INSTRUCTIONS IN THE FOOTAGE.
"THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES"
BASED ON THE PLAY BY RICHARD OSWALD.
DIRECTED BY RUDOLF MEINERT.
The author:
Richard Oswald.
The director:
Rudolf Meinert.
ENGLISH FAMILY LEGENDS
COLLECTED BY JOHN S. LOPEZ
"THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES."
ONE OF THE STRANGEST SAGAS
IS CONNECTED TO BASKERVILLE HALL,
AT THE EDGE OF THE NOTORIOUS DEVONSHIRE MOORS.
EVER SINCE 1860,
THE APPEARANCE OF A GIGANTIC HOUND
HAS PRESAGED THE DEATH
OF THE CURRENT HEAD OF THE FAMILY.
THIS FIERY BEAST EMERGES FROM THE MOOR
AND LINGERS BENEATH THE CASTLE WINDOW.
DEVONSHIRE'S FARMERS
HAVE STRANGE STORIES TO TELL.
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES SEEN AGAIN
FARMERS IN THE VICINITY OF BASKERVILLE HALL
REPORT HEARING AN EERIE HOWLING
COMING FROM THE MOOR AND SEEING
THE FIERY HOUND HEADING TOWARD
THE CASTLE THESE PAST FEW NIGHTS.
OUR CORRESPONDENT INTERVIEWED
SIR CHARLES BASKERVILLE,
BUT WAS INTERRUPTED AT THE REQUEST
OF HIS PHYSICIAN, DR. MORTIMER,
DUE TO THE BARONET'S
EXTREME STATE OF AGITATION.
At the Baskerville castle.
TO HENRY BASKERVILLE
YOUR UNCLE HAS DIED SUDDENLY.
WE AWAIT YOUR PRESENCE AT THE READING
OF THE WILL AT BASKERVILLE HALL,
SO THAT YOU CAN ACCEPT THE INHERITANCE.
WIBBS, NOTARY
Henry Baskerville learns
of his uncle's death.
RUMORS ABOUND
ABOUT THE SUDDEN DEATH
OF SIR CHARLES BASKERVILLE.
THESE ARE THE RESULTS OF THE INQUEST
ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 4TH,
SIR CHARLES SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK
WHILE WALKING TO THE MOOR.
SIR CHARLES WAS THE LAST DESCENDANT
IN DIRECT LINE TO THE FAMILY TITLE,
WHICH WILL NOW BE PASSED ON
TO HENRY BASKERVILLE,
A DISTANT RELATIVE LIVING IN NEW YORK.
The letter arrives.
"Pack my things. I need to take a trip."
TO HENRY BASKERVILLE
YOUR UNCLE HAS DIED SUDDENLY.
WE AWAIT YOUR PRESENCE
AT THE READING OF THE WILL,
SO THAT YOU CAN ACCEPT THE INHERITANCE.
IF YOU LIKE BEING ALIVE,
DO NOT COME TO BASKERVILLE HALL!
Arrival at Baskerville hall.
"Mr. Stapleton, a close friend of your late uncle."
I NAME HENRY BASKERVILLE AS MY SOLE HEIR.
I EXPECT HIM TO MARRY SOON
IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE INHERITANCE
FROM EVER FALLING INTO
THE HANDS OF MY GREEDY NEPHEW RODGER.
CHARLES BASKERVILLE
"I too congratulate you on your inheritance."
I AM ONE STEP CLOSER TO MY GOAL...
MY UNCLE, SIR CHARLES, IS DEAD...
MY COUSIN, SIR HENRY,
WHO IS NOW ACCEPTING HIS INHERITANCE,
WILL JOIN HIM SOON...
BOTH VICTIMS OF
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES.
First encounter with Miss Lyons.
An attack on Henry Baskerville.
The horses sense
the hound of the Baskervilles.
"I'll send for that well-known
detective Sherlock Holmes
to solve the Baskerville mystery."
"I will no longer help you
with your evil schemes.
You won't be able to do away with
young Sir Henry as easily as old Sir Charles."
End of act one.
The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Act two.
"I must say goodbye
because I will be travelling for some time."
Stapleton decides to disguise
himself as Sherlock Holmes.
LEAVE THIS PLACE!
LEAVE TODAY,
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
"I'm innocent!
I'm just trying to warn you!"
The real Sherlock Holmes
reads a very startling item
in the newspaper.
THE MYSTERY
SURROUNDING THE HOUND OF THE
BASKERVILLES WILL SOON BE SOLVED.
WELL-KNOWN DETECTIVE SHERLOCK HOLMES
HAS ARRIVED AT BASKERVILLE HALL
AND LAUNCHED HIS INVESTIGATION.
COME HERE WATSON
"I'm going to Baskerville Hall
to have a look at this Sherlock Holmes."
A soiree at the Baskerville castle.
Henry takes Miss Lyons
to the conservatory.
"May I pay my respects to you?"
The real Sherlock Holmes
reaches the Baskerville castle.
"The castle will explode in 20 seconds."
"May I have a light?"
"You've saved our lives,
Sherlock Holmes."
"Barrymore tried to blow up
the castle,
but I, Sherlock Holmes,
have saved the life of the lord of the castle."
End of act 2.
The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Act three.
"Stapleton is hiding behind
the mask of a counterfeit Sherlock Holmes!
If you help me expose him,
you'll have nothing more to fear."
A new attack by Stapleton.
"That had to be Barrymore!"
"A secret diary."
I AM ONE STEP CLOSER TO MY GOAL...
MY UNCLE, SIR CHARLES, IS DEAD...
MY COUSIN, SIR HENRY,
WHO IS NOW ACCEPTING HIS INHERITANCE,
WILL JOIN HIM SOON...
BOTH VICTIMS OF
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES.
"I see you've made yourself at home here."
"You too will be a victim
of the Hound of the Baskervilles!"
"The Hound of the Baskervilles
will devour no new victims."
"My dear Stapleton,
if you are masquerading as Sherlock Holmes,
then I will be Stapleton."
Barrymore sneaks
into the Baskerville castle.
"Mr. Stapleton has returned from his trip
and would like to say hello to you."
"May I introduce you to Sherlock Holmes,
the well-known detective?"
"I have made an important discovery
and would like to discuss it
with Mr. Sherlock Holmes in private."
"You are not Sherlock Holmes
and your name isn't Stapleton either.
You are the disinherited nephew,
Rodger Baskerville!"
"That revolver is not loaded,
but everyone can now read
what you've done in this diary."
"Mr. Holmes, what do I owe you?"
"How about a cigarette?"
The end