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Bulldog Drummond

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6.5/10 • 22

1929-05-021h 30m

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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.

Directors
F. Richard Jones
Writters
Herman C. McNeile
Editors
Frank Lawrence

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  1. Ronald Colman

    Ronald Colman

    Captain Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond

  2. Claud Allister

    Claud Allister

    Algy Longworth

  3. Lawrence Grant

    Lawrence Grant

    Dr. Lakington

  4. Montagu Love

    Montagu Love

    Peterson

  5. Wilson Benge

    Wilson Benge

    Danny

  6. Joan Bennett

    Joan Bennett

    Phyllis

  7. Lilyan Tashman

    Lilyan Tashman

    Irma

  8. Charles Sellon

    Charles Sellon

    Travers

  9. Adolph Milar

    Adolph Milar

    Marcovitch

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CinemaSerf

Jun 6, 2022

6/10

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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$550,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
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