Pursuit to Algiers
About Pursuit to Algiers
After the King of Rovenia has been assassinated, Holmes and Watson are engaged to escort his son to Europe via Algiers, aboard a transatlantic ocean liner which also carries a number of suspicious persons, any of whom may be involved in a plot to also assassinate him.
Pursuit to Algiers is a 1945 crime mystery film directed by Roy William Neill. It runs 65 minutes and was released in October 1945.
The film is filed under assassination attempt, sherlock holmes, heir to the throne, and ocean liner.
Basil Rathbone stars as Sherlock Holmes, Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson, Marjorie Riordan as Sheila Woodbury, and Rosalind Ivan as Agatha Dunham. The screenplay is by Leonard Lee.
The Woman in Green, The Pearl of Death, and The Killer make useful companions to Pursuit to Algiers, all filed under black and white. TMDB voters put it at 6.8 out of 10 across 86 votes and it carries a NR rating.