Pursuit to Algiers – Sherlock Holmes – 1945

Pursuit to Algiers – Sherlock Holmes – 1945 Feature Motion Picture The 12th in the series of 14 films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson. Like comfortable chairs and the latest periodicals? See the The Diogenes Club T-Shirt at RetroRanger. Another great Sherlockian gift idea! Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson on a transatlantic ocean liner escorting Nikolas, heir to the throne of Rovinia. Also on board are a number of assassins, plotting against their new sovereign. Plenty of suspects and interesting plot twists. Run time: 1 hour 5 minutes

Directed by Roy William Neill

Written by Arthur Conan Doyle, Leonard Lee

Starring:

Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson
Marjorie Riordan as Sheila Woodbury
Leslie Vincent as Prince Nikolas, aka “Nikolas Watson”

Guest Cast:

Rosalind Ivan as Agatha Dunham
Morton Lowry as Steward
Martin Kosleck as Mirko
Rex Evans as Gregor
John Abbott as Jodri
Gerald Hamer as Kingston
William ‘Wee Willie’ Davis as Gubec
Tom Dillon as Restaurant Owner
Frederick Worlock as Prime Minister
Sven Hugo Borg as Johansson