

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.
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- Released
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- Language
- English
- assassin
- heir to the throne
- ocean liner
- black and white
- knife throwing
- algiers, algeria
- sea voyage
- assassination attempt
- stolen jewelry
- sherlock holmes
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical26 Oct 1945
- PhysicalNRKey Video #7781 [VHS] 65 minutes1 Jan 1990
GermanyDE
- TV1213 Nov 1983
RussiaRU
- TV12+ORT (TV) Russian21 Mar 2003
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Pursuit to Algiers was released on 26 October 1945.
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CinemaSerf
7/1/2022
This is one of my favourite outings for Messrs. Rathbone and Bruce as "Holmes" and "Watson". Possibly because this one gives more screen time to the amiable Nigel Bruce - he even gives us a rendition "The Bonny Banks of Loch Lomond" as the pair embark on a dangerous mission to repatriate the King of Rovinia to his country following the assassination of his father. In order to, theoretically, avoid suspicion, they sai…
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