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Bulldog Drummond is a 1929 American pre-Code crime film in which Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond helps a beautiful young woman in distress. The film stars Ronald Colman as the title character, Claud Allister, Lawrence Grant, Montagu Love, Wilson Benge, Joan Bennett, and Lilyan Tashman.
Bulldog Drummond: Directed by F. Richard Jones. With Ronald Colman, Claud Allister, Lawrence Grant, Montagu Love. A bored WWI veteran helps out a young woman whose uncle is being held hostage by embezzlers.
Nov 15, 2023 · 1929. Topics. feature film, crime drama, colorized. Language. English. A bored WWI veteran gets a request for help from a young woman whose uncle is being held captive in a nursing home by villains trying to extort his fortune from him. Ronald Colman as Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond. Claud Allister as Algy. Lawrence Grant as Dr. Lakington.
The detective made his movie debut in 1922 in a British production of McNeile's 1920 novel, but it was the 1929 film Bulldog Drummond, starring Ronald Colman, that created the template for the cinematic version of the character.
Hugh " Bulldog " Drummond is a fictional character, created by H. C. McNeile and published under his pen name "Sapper". Following McNeile's death in 1937, the novels were continued by Gerard Fairlie. Drummond is a First World War veteran who, fed up with his sedate lifestyle, advertises looking for excitement, and becomes a gentleman adventurer.
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.
Bulldog Drummond is a 1929 American pre-Code crime film in which Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond helps a beautiful young woman in distress. The film stars Ronald Colman as the title character, Claud Allister, Lawrence Grant, Montagu Love, Wilson Benge, Joan Bennett, and Lilyan Tashman.
