PURSUIT TO ALGIERS-1945-Sherlock Holmes
(Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) are planning a vacation
in Scotland. After some mumbo-jumbo about fish & chips, a
committee wants Holmes to escort Prince Nicolas (Leslie Vincent),
young heir to the throne of his native country Rovenia. The intrepid
duo split up with the doctor taking a boat to the Mediterranean while
Holmes takes a mysterious airline ride. For a short time Watson
believes Holmes is dead but he shows up on board alive with Nicolas
who then pretends to be Watson's nephew. A sinister trio, Gregor (Rex
Evans), Mirko (Martin Kosleck) and Gubec (Wee Willie Davis) are after
the prince. A woman named Shelia (Marjorie Riordan) carries the
stolen jewels of a duchess. A twist ending reveals who the real
future king is. Final scene seems edited.
Once again this “modern
day” Holmes mystery was produced and directed by Roy William Neill.
PURSUIT makes mention of several “unrecorded” Holmes cases
including “The Giant Rat of Sumatra”. It's also the only entry
that has no scenes at the Baker Street flat so Mrs. Hudson doesn't
appear. John Abbot has a small role though.
This was the 12th of 14 Holmes/Watson stories produced by Universal. TERROR BY NIGHT was next.
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