THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET
When people discuss 1939 as perhaps the greatest year for movies in the history of Hollywood, they roll off such titles as The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Stagecoach, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Of Mice and Men. Which, in my mind, is more than enough ammo to win that particular debate. But most people neglect to add to that list 1939’s The Hound of the Baskervilles, an excellent, entertaining version of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle story. Basil Rathbone stars as Sherlock Holmes, with Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson.