To bring back Baskerville Hall as nothing more than a location, not use it as a significant part of the plot is a disappointment. The movie is really about a horse racing Sherlock Holmes episode called "Silver Blaze." Professor Moriarity has great interest in a horse, which will bring him an incredible amount of money. He hires some henchmen to do his bidding, but once again Sherlock interrupts his dealings. The movie wanders about, part the story of the horse, the other the mania of Moriarity. Holmes sort of poses for the camera and makes pronouncements. It's never quite clear how he solves the crime, but he does, of course. It's worth watching, just to see Arthur Wontner looking so much like those illustrations from the Strand. Watson is also a bit formidable. The rest of the cast is sort of thrown in there. The final scene isn't so final.
Review of Murder at the Baskervilles
