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Pursuit to Algiers

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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
Part of Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) Collection · 14 films
  • 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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United States of America

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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

    7/10

    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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