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Pursuit to Algiers
Pursuit to Algiers

Pursuit to Algiers

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MysteryCrimeThriller

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

65 mins

Rating

6.81/10

Release Date

26 October 1945

Country

United States of America

Cast

Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Sherlock Holmes

Nigel Bruce

Nigel Bruce

Doctor Watson

Marjorie Riordan

Marjorie Riordan

Sheila Woodbury

Rosalind Ivan

Rosalind Ivan

Agatha Dunham

Morton Lowry

Morton Lowry

Steward

Leslie Vincent

Leslie Vincent

Nikolas Watson

Martin Kosleck

Martin Kosleck

Mirko

Rex Evans

Rex Evans

Gregor

John Abbott

John Abbott

Jodri

Gerald Hamer

Gerald Hamer

Kingston

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

Gubek

Frederick Worlock

Frederick Worlock

Prime Minister

Tom Dillon

Tom Dillon

Matthias Cherney (uncredited)

James Carlisle

James Carlisle

Aide (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

Olaf Hytten

Stimson (uncredited)

Gordon Jackson

Gordon Jackson

Steward (uncredited)

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