Pursuit to Algiers

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Audience Member I'd say it's one of the more plausible and entertaining "Holmes and Watson time-travel to the 20th Century" capers. If there's weak spot it's the side bar of Watson's infatuation with the much younger songbird on the voyage. The writers did a decent job of concealing Sherlock's subterfuge until the big reveal. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/30/24 Full Review Josh G Well this ones on a boat... It's good but doesn't stand out. The support cast is dec and waston is in his prime, after a fake death on a escort mission, oh wait the plane was shot down. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/26/24 Full Review Jon C Minor but enjoyable Holmes The best scenes in Pursuit to Algiers are the opening ones set in London: they're very atmospheric, with puzzling goings-on that could have come right out of one of Doyle's original stories. After that the film quickly turns into a well-crafted but fairly ordinary "conveyance mystery," that is, one dealing with murder afoot on a train or (as in this case) a boat. Leslie Vincent unfortunately gives a weak performance in a key role, but there is also a well portrayed trio of sinister villains aboard ship, and the brief scenes by character actress Rosalind Ivan as an eccentric grande dame provide interest. Marjorie Riordan's singing is less tedious than B-movie musical interludes usually are, but for fans of the series the film's high point is likely to be Nigel Bruce's charming rendition of "Loch Lomand." If you like the Rathbone/Bruce Holmes films, you'll certainly want to add this movie to your list. It's a lesser entry in the series though, so if you haven't seen any of them you might want to start with one of the better ones. I saw this on the MPI standard DVD, which I've seen advertised both as a stand-alone and as part of double or collection sets; the DVD quality is good. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/08/16 Full Review Audience Member good entry in the Sherlock holmes series Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member This story is about espionage while travelling on a ship to Algiers. Basil Rathbone is the only true Sherlock. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review andy f Possibly the weakest of all of the Rathbone and Bruce Holmes movies. After a terrific start, we are then given tedious hokum on board a boat for most of the film. Algiers is but a pipe dream! Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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