Sherlock Holmes in Pursuit To Algiers (1945)

Pursuit to Algiers (1945) begins as Holmes and Watson learn that the King of a Ravenia has been assassinated and his son Nikolas is now a marked man. The great detective and his comrade are pressed into service to protect the life of the soon-to- be crowned monarch. The detective and the good doctor take to the sea in order to safeguard the young heir on his journey from London back to his homeland and throne. The soon-to-be king poses as Dr. Watson's nephew while a number of the SS Friesland's passengers appear eccentric, suspicious and downright sinister. The ship makes an unexpected stop in Lisbon and Holmes is presented with yet three more mysterious passengers.

In Pursuit of Algiers

I enjoy Sherlock Holmes movies and about the only one I had never seen was "In Pursuit of Algiers." I never saw it on TV and it has never been available at the local video stores. So when I saw this at Amazon.com I figured, 'now's my chance'. The movie did not disappoint me, as it contains the ingredients for a mystery that can only be solved by Sherlock Holems. The movie was excellent. Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce were at their best. July 29, 2008

Underrated and Underwatched!

This 1942 Rathbone/Bruce Sherlock Holmes entry is one of my favorites, Number 3 of the entire series, in fact. I cannot explain why but I have observed that Holmseian fans (I know many!) tend to not watch this one as much as they do "The Hound of the Baskervilles" or "Terror by Night", abeit those are two excellent selections as well.

Here, we have Watson running decoy as Holmes conducts an international intrigue to get a Prince back to his Mediterranean country to be crowned, all in the face of repeated attempted assasinations by swarthy characters, (all superbly cast!) aboard a ship. In this entry, it's Watson who ultimately comes to Holmes rescue.

Also, this particular DVD is beautifully restored and digitized from a 35mm print by UCLA -- clear as a crystal. You'll see very few old films which have been this nicely restored. The aspect ratio is 4:3 Full Screen if you're interested in such details. This is true of all the MPI/UCLA restored Rathbone/Bruce Sherlock Holmes films -- these are the ones to get and you can forget about the three or four entries which are available at the local Dollar Store for a buck (but not "Pursuit to Algiers"). They aren't 1/3 the quality of these fine restorations.

Finally, I bought this DVD because it is only rarely shown on television as are "Terror by Night", "The Woman in Green", and a couple of others. On my 32" LCD Flatscreen TV, watching this DVD is like being at the movies! December 14, 2007

No bad, but not the best

I mainly got this DVD becasue it completes my SH collection. But it is not one of their better movies. August 18, 2006

This one has something special

I will not tell you what the "something special" is, but it was a delightful surprise to me. The plot is good, not the best of all the other Basil Rathbone-Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes' movies, but it has the surprises and excellent supporting cast that these movies all have in common. I enjoyed it very much, and think that the "something special" toward the end of the movie is worth the wait. Hint it has to do with Dr. Watson!!! March 23, 2006

Pursuit to Algiers

Another entertaining Sherlock Holmes movie. Rathbone and Bruce are by far and away the best Holmes and Watson there is. Thoroughly enjoyed the movie and it completed the series for me. August 9, 2005

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