The read
It runs a compact 1h 5m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
84 audience votes
Key crew
- Roy William NeillDirector
- Leonard LeeScreenplay
Cast
- Basil RathboneSherlock Holmes
- Nigel BruceDoctor Watson
- Marjorie RiordanSheila Woodbury
- Rosalind IvanAgatha Dunham
- Morton LowrySteward
- Leslie VincentNikolas Watson
- Martin KosleckMirko
- Rex EvansGregor
- John AbbottJodri
- Gerald HamerKingston
- William 'Wee Willie' DavisGubek
- Frederick WorlockPrime Minister
Stills
Themes
assassinheir to the throneocean linerblack and whiteknife throwingalgiers, algeriasea voyageassassination attemptstolen jewelrysherlock holmes