Basil Rathbone, Frederick Worlock, Gerald Hamer

Pursuit to Algiers (1945) begins as Holmes and Watson learn that the King of a Ravenia has been assassinated and his son Nikolas is now a marked man. The great detective and his comrade are pressed...( read more  read more... ) into service to protect the life of the soon-to- be crowned monarch. The detective and the good doctor take to the sea in order to safeguard the young heir on his journey from London back to his homeland and throne. The soon-to-be king poses as Dr. Watson's nephew while a number of the SS Friesland's passengers appear eccentric, suspicious and downright sinister. The ship makes an unexpected stop in Lisbon and Holmes is presented with yet three more mysterious passengers.

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Unrated, 65 min.

Directed by: Roy William Neill

Release Date: October 26, 1945

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DVD Release Date: January 27, 2004

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  • June 3, 2008
    Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce appeared as Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson on screen for the twelfth time in this enjoyable fast moving film. Not the best of the series by any means, it still offers the two wonderful actors adding nuances to the classic characters: Holmes seems a tad ...( read more)more human and enjoys a kiss from a pretty female, while Watson raises his voice to sing Loch Lomand.

    The plot, which has the intrepid duo escort a college boy monarch (Leslie Vincent) on a dangerous cruise from Britain to North Africa, is a bit silly, but it does serve to introduce some intriguing characters, including a frightened singer (Marjorie Riordan), a strident fresh air fanatic (Rosalind Ivan), a nervous little fellow with a big knife (Martin Kosleck), and a strangely obliging steward (Morton Lowry).

    Recommended to all the fans of the books of Sherlock holmes.
    It's better watch it after have read the book.
  • July 19, 2007
    All CLASSICS are GOOD
  • March 9, 2007
    i thank this is one of the best of all that i have seen what do you think?
  • February 6, 2007
    Another gem from the Rathbone/Bruce Catalogue. The story involves a prince who trying to travel back to Algiers. Of course, that is far too much to ask and so Sherlock Holmes is on hand to make sure nothing serious happens to the prince. The film is of the later Universal collect...( read more)ion, and it is still showing that not all films have to be great but simply entertaining.
  • September 28, 2006
    This looks really crap.

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