簡介:瑪格麗特(弗吉尼亞·梅奧 Virginia Mayo 飾)是一名出身尊貴的公主,雖然過著衣食無憂富足奢侈的生活,但瑪格麗特卻并不感到快樂。因?yàn)樗裏o法自由的去選擇自己的感情,而是必須聽從國王的安排?! ∫淮闻既恢?,瑪格麗特在一條商船上遇見了名為沙巴斯(鮑勃·霍普 Bob Hope 飾)的演員,此時(shí),意外發(fā)生了。貪婪的鐵駒船長(維克托·麥克拉格倫 Victor McLaglen 飾)劫持了商船,并且綁架了瑪格麗特公主要求巨額贖金。為了救瑪格麗特,沙巴斯不惜男扮女裝,甚至嫁給了海盜羽毛頭(沃爾特·布倫南 Walter Brennan 飾)。羽毛頭早就不滿鐵駒船長的獨(dú)裁統(tǒng)治,他命令沙巴斯去偷取藏寶圖。
Jimmy Sutton, tricky publicist for Consolidated Pictures, fetches teacher Trudi Hovland from snowy Minnesota to sunny Hollywood to test for the film of the best-seller "Girl of the North" - having come 436th in a competition several years earlier she is now next choice as leading lady. She gets the part, but despite his own growing attraction for her Jimmy deviously manufactures a romance between her and Roger Maxwell, a new star who desperately needs to pep-up his image.
Sir Charles Baskerville dies at the entrance of his manor, and Doctor Mortimer says he died of natural causes. However, when telling Sherlock Holmes of the case, he feels Sir Charles' death was a result of a centuries old curse that runs in the Baskerville family, which Dr. Mortimer feels will strike at Sir Charles nephew, Sir Henry, who is arriving to claim the Baskerville estate. Holmes sends Dr. Watson in his place, along with Dr. Mortimer and Sir Henry, to the manor and for Watson to keep an eye out for any suspicious actions. Immediately after arriving, Watson notices the queer occurrences at the estate and surrounding moors, and sends Holmes reports of what is going on concerning the life of Sir Henry. Will Holmes arrive in time to unravel the mystery, and who is responsible for Sir Charles' death and the attempted murder of Sir Henry? Is it Dr. Mortimer, neighbor Stapleton, butler Barryman, harmless old Frankland, a mysterious wild man, or is there a curse on the Baskerville family? Very good opening entry in the Rathbone-Bruce Holmes series (even though this film lacks qualities of any ongoing entries.) The film could have been a bit more darker and foreboding (the film does have a movie studio set feel) and have an ending with a little more confrontation to it, but it does provide for much fun. The romantic scenes with Greene and Barrie have little spark, but there are very good red herring performances by the cast, which is a plus for this movie. Rating, 8.