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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Part of Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) Collection
14 films
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The Scarlet Claw
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The Pearl of Death
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The House of Fear
Movie · 1945
The Woman in Green
Movie · 1945
Pursuit to Algiers
Movie · 1945
Terror by Night
Movie · 1946
Dressed to Kill
Movie · 1946
Cast
16 people
Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
Known for
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Nigel Bruce
Doctor Watson
Known for
Rebecca
Suspicion
Marjorie Riordan
Sheila Woodbury
Known for
Mr. Skeffington
Rosalind Ivan
Agatha Dunham
Known for
Scarlet Street
The Verdict
Morton Lowry
Steward
Known for
How Green Was My Valley
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Leslie Vincent
Nikolas Watson
Also in
Paris Underground
Jane Eyre
Martin Kosleck
Mirko
Known for
Foreign Correspondent
The Mummy's Curse
Rex Evans
Gregor
Known for
The Philadelphia Story
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
John Abbott
Jodri
Known for
The Jungle Book
Gigi
Gerald Hamer
Kingston
Also in
Angel
Bulldog Drummond's Bride
William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Gubek
Known for
The Asphalt Jungle
Samson and Delilah
Frederick Worlock
Prime Minister
Known for
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
How Green Was My Valley
Roy William Neill Director · Leonard Lee Screenplay Paul Ivano Cinematographer
United States release October 26, 1945 · Produced in United States
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 26, 1945
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1990
Physical · Key Video #7781 [VHS] 65 minutes
Germany
November 13, 1983 · TV
Russia
March 21, 2003 · TV · ORT (TV) Russian
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