Summary
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge is a 1937 American adventure mystery film directed by Louis King, produced by Stuart Walker, written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. and Herman C. McNeile (novel), and featuring John Barrymore. The picture stars John Howard in his second appearance as Bulldog Drummond; Howard previously appeared as Ronald Colman's (who had made the first talkie Bulldog Drummond) brother in Lost Horizon. Top-billed John Barrymore portrays his friend Colonel Nielsen.
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| Directed by | Louis King |
| Screenplay by | Edward T. Lowe Jr. |
| Based on | The Return of Bulldog Drummond 1932 novel by Herman C. McNeile |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Stuart Walker |
| Starring | John Barrymore John Howard Louise Campbell |
| Cinematography | Harry Fischbeck |
| Edited by | Arthur P. Schmidt |
| Color process | Black and white |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 57 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
The film tells the story of Captain Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond, a British officer who, while on a drive with his friend Algy Longworth and valet Tenny, is the first to discover a mysterious suitcase that has been parachuted from an aircraft above, minutes before the plane crashes. The case is found to contain the highly explosive chemical hexanite, the plans for which have been stolen. Despite the urging of his fiancee Phyllis Claverling, Drummond is dragged into the mystery surrounding the whole affair, traveling by both train and ship to recover the formula.
Cast edit
- John Barrymore as Col. J.A. Nielson
- John Howard as Capt. Hugh Chesterton 'Bulldog' Drummond
- Louise Campbell as Phyllis Clavering
- Reginald Denny as Algy Longworth
- E. E. Clive as "Tenny" Tennison
- Frank Puglia as Draven Nogais
- Nydia Westman as Gwen Longworth
- Robert Gleckler as Hardcastle
- Lucien Littlefield as Mr. Smith
- John Sutton as Jennings, Nielson's Secretary
- Miki Morita as Sumio Kanda
- Benny Bartlett as Cabin Boy
- Matthew Boulton as Sir John Haxton
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Backer, Ron. Mystery Movie Series of 1930s Hollywood. McFarland, 2012.
External links edit
- Bulldog Drummond's Revenge at IMDb
- synopsis at AllMovie
- Bulldog Drummond's Revenge at the TCM Movie Database
- Bulldog Drummond's Revenge at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Bulldog Drummond's Revenge is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
