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The Hound of the Baskervilles   1978         PG, 80 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama / Horror / Mystery Director: Paul Morrissey   Cast: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Denholm Elliott, Dana Gillespie, Terry-Thomas, Joan Greenwood, Spike Milligan, Jessie Matthews, Roy Kinnear, Henry Woolf, Josephine Tewson, Max Wall, Prunilla Scales, Lucy Griffiths, Kenneth Williams   In this satire on the Arthur Conan Doyle story, Sherlock Holmes (Peter Cook) and Dr. Watson (Dudley Moore) encounter Dr. Mortimer (Terry-Thomas) who tells them about a curse on the male Baskerville family heirs. Dr. Watson arrives at Baskerville Hall to investigate and stays with the heir, Sir Henry Baskerville (Kenneth Williams), while Holmes searches for a way to relieve his tensions. Meanwhile, Watson looks for clues, but it will be Holmes who finally solves the case. Cast Peter Cook Sherlock Holmes Dudley Moore Doctor Watson/Others Denholm Elliott Stapleton Dana Gillespie Mary Frankland Terry-Thomas Dr. Mortimer Joan Greenwood Beryl Stapleton Spike Milligan Policeman Jessie Matthews Mrs. Tinsdale Roy Kinnear Selden the Axe Murderer Henry Woolf Shopkeeper Josephine Tewson Nun Max Wall Arthur Barrymore Prunilla Scales Glynis Lucy Griffiths Iris Kenneth Williams Sir Henry Baskerville

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