Bulldog Drummond

5/2/19291h 30m

Theatrical Release (US)

Overview:

Bulldog Drummond is a British WWI veteran who longs for some excitement after he returns to the humdrum existence of civilian life. He gets what he's looking for when a girl requests his help in freeing her uncle from a nursing home. She believes the home is just a front and that her uncle is really being held captive while the culprits try to extort his fortune from him.

Director:

F. Richard Jones

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$550,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

bulldog drummond

Cast

Ronald Colman

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Captain Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond

Claud Allister

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Algy Longworth

Lawrence Grant

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Dr. Lakington

Montagu Love

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Peterson

Wilson Benge

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Danny

Joan Bennett

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Phyllis

Lilyan Tashman

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Irma

Charles Sellon

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Travers

Adolph Milar

~ as ~

Marcovitch

Tetsu Komai

~ as ~

Chong

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
6
A bored WWI veteran "Capt. Drummond" (Ronald Colman) is recruited by damsel in distress Joan Bennett ("Phyllis Benton") to try to help free her wealthy uncle from a care home, where she believes he is being held against his will whilst they try to extort money from him. The dapper, sophisticate is soon on the case as they try to extricate the old gent from the clutches of "Irma Peterson" (Lilyan Tashman) and her henchmen. This is the first talkie for Colman, and it does look like it - the dialogue is stilted, the performances precisely staged and the story of this, principled, determined, upper-class gentleman is nothing if not predictable. That said, though, it's got certain charm to it - and Tashman is quite good as the baddie, too. Probably my favourite of these "Bulldog" films that got the star an Oscar nomination.