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Pursuit to Algiers (1945) is the twelfth entry in the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes film series of fourteen. Elements in the story pay homage to an otherwise unrecorded affair mentioned by Dr. Watson at the beginning of the 1903 story "The Adventure of the Norwood Builder", notably the steamship Friesland.
Jan 17, 2019 · The twelth in a series of fourteen films to star Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the Twentieth Century's most iconic iteration of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. W...
- 65 min
- 583.5K
- Wellesley Theatre
Pursuit to Algiers: Directed by Roy William Neill. With Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Marjorie Riordan, Rosalind Ivan. Holmes is recruited to escort the heir to a European throne safely back to his homeland after his father's assassination.
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- Adventure, Crime, Mystery
- Roy William Neill
- 1945-10-26
When the king of tiny Rovina is assassinated, their prime minister approaches renowned British detective Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) to escort Prince Nikolas (Leslie Vincent) home to assume ...
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- Roy William Neill
- Mystery & Thriller
- Basil Rathbone
After the King of Ruthenia 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 Walking the fog-laden streets of London one evening, making plans for their impending Scottish holiday, detective Sherlock Holmes and his associate Dr. Watson note in several newspapers the theft of the Duchess of Brookdale's emerald collection.
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