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Pursuit to Algiers

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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 power. Holmes foils a sabotage plot against the prince and, presenting Nikolas as the nephew of his friend Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce), the trio sails to Alexandria, Egypt. On board, singer Sheila (Marjorie Riordan) acts suspiciously, and three strangers boarding in Lisbon, Portugal, seem to know Nikolas.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Though the plot-line was stale and this is one of the poorer ones in the series, the Rathbone-Bruce team are always good enough to make things entertaining. Rated: B- Dec 29, 2009 Full Review Michael W. Phillips, Jr. Goatdog's Movies The film is marred by glacial pacing, its own silly premise, and a snowballing series of absurdities. Rated: 2/5 May 2, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ted B 3.5 stars; One of the better Basil Rathbone -Sherlock Holmes Series movies. Rather than the standard murder mystery, Sherlock's skills are focused on enemy espionage. He is required to determine who the real spies are and how they are planning to assassinate a royal member he is assigned to escort back to England. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/28/25 Full Review 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 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 out of 5 stars 03/26/24 Full Review Audience Member good entry in the Sherlock holmes series 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 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 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Roy William Neill

Director

Basil Rathbone

Sherlock Holmes

Nigel Bruce

Dr. John H. Watson

Marjorie Riordan

Sheila Woodbury

Rosalind Ivan

Agatha Dunham

Martin Kosleck

Mirko
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Synopsis 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 power. Holmes foils a sabotage plot against the prince and, presenting Nikolas as the nephew of his friend Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce), the trio sails to Alexandria, Egypt. On board, singer Sheila (Marjorie Riordan) acts suspiciously, and three strangers boarding in Lisbon, Portugal, seem to know Nikolas.
Director
Roy William Neill
Producer
Roy William Neill
Screenwriter
Leonard Lee
Production Co
Universal/Universal Int
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jul 1, 2014
Runtime
1h 5m