Overview
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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DirectorRoy William Neill
WriterLeonard Lee
Cast
Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce
Doctor Watson
Marjorie Riordan
Sheila Woodbury
Rosalind Ivan
Agatha Dunham
Morton Lowry
Steward
Leslie Vincent
Nikolas Watson
Martin Kosleck
Mirko
Rex Evans
Gregor
John Abbott
Jodri
Gerald Hamer
Kingston
William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Gubek
Frederick Worlock
Prime Minister
Tom Dillon
Matthias Cherney (uncredited)
James Carlisle
Aide (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
Stimson (uncredited)
Gordon Jackson
Steward (uncredited)
Part of Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) Collection
The Hound of the Baskervilles
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943
The Spider Woman
1943
The Scarlet Claw
1944
The Pearl of Death
1944
The House of Fear
1945
The Woman in Green
1945
Terror by Night
1946
Dressed to Kill
1946
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Keywords
assassinheir to the throneocean linerblack and whiteknife throwingalgiers, algeriasea voyageassassination attemptstolen jewelrysherlock holmes
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026