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Pursuit to Algiers
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Pursuit to Algiers

1945-10-26 · 65 min · ★ 6.8

Mystery · Crime · Thriller · Adventure · Romance

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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Directors
Roy William Neill
Production companies
Universal Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Basil RathboneBasil RathboneSherlock Holmes
Nigel BruceNigel BruceDoctor Watson
Marjorie RiordanMarjorie RiordanSheila Woodbury
Rosalind IvanRosalind IvanAgatha Dunham
Morton LowryMorton LowrySteward
Leslie VincentLeslie VincentNikolas Watson
Martin KosleckMartin KosleckMirko
Rex EvansRex EvansGregor
John AbbottJohn AbbottJodri
Gerald HamerGerald HamerKingston
William 'Wee Willie' DavisWilliam 'Wee Willie' DavisGubek
Frederick WorlockFrederick WorlockPrime Minister
Tom DillonTom DillonMatthias Cherney (uncredited)
James CarlisleAide (uncredited)
Olaf HyttenOlaf HyttenStimson (uncredited)
Gordon JacksonGordon JacksonSteward (uncredited)

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