The Hound of the Baskervilles was one of two Rathbone/Bruce movies produced by 20th Century Fox and it is of a noticeably higher caliber than all the other movies, which were made by Universal. For one thing, Watson isn't portrayed as bumbling as he is in the other movies. This version of the Hound of the Baskervilles stands as a good movie by itself, whereas the Universal movies are more low budget entries in a film series. This version of the Hound of the Baskervilles is one of the best of the Rathbone/Bruce movies.