Alias Bulldog Drummond (1935)
"Bulldog Jack" (original title)

Bulldog Drummond is injured when his sabotaged car crashes and Jack Pennington agrees to masquerade as the sleuth. He is enlisted to help Ann Manders find her jeweler grandfather who has ... See full summary »

Director:

Walter Forde

Writers:

Gerard Fairlie (screenplay), Sidney Gilliat (screenplay),

Stars:

Jack Hulbert, Fay Wray, Ralph Richardson

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jack Hulbert	...	Jack Pennington
Fay Wray	...	Ann Manders
Ralph Richardson	...	Morelle
Claude Hulbert	...	Algy Longworth
Gibb McLaughlin	...	Denny
Atholl Fleming	...	Bulldog Drummond
Paul Graetz	...	Salvini

Storyline

Bulldog Drummond is injured when his sabotaged car crashes and Jack Pennington agrees to masquerade as the sleuth. He is enlisted to help Ann Manders find her jeweler grandfather who has been kidnapped by a gang of crooks who want him to copy a valuable necklace they want to steal. Their plan backfires in the British Museum and the film climaxes in an exciting chase on a runaway train in the London Underground.

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Plot Keywords:

train | bulldog drummond | spoof | adventurer | subway | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 September 1935 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alias Bulldog Drummond

Filming Locations:

Shepherd's Bush Studios, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gaumont British Picture Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951)

User Reviews

Disguise

I'm constantly amazed at the inventiveness of 1930s detective stories. The genre was still being formed and all sorts of crazy narrative techniques were being tried. Most failed of course or even if they hit, they weren't rich enough to be developed and therefore died as well.

The Bulldog Drummond franchise was one of the most successful of the era, and also one that had the most experimentation, compared for example with Chan or Holmes. In this edition, the crooks hide behind false identities and motives. The criminal plan is to create a deceptive object. So there are already two "false identities" involved. This film adds a third: the series detective has a surrogate who operates in his name.

It doesn't work for me. Probably didn't at the time, except to provide a way to introduce "British" humor. But its a clever idea, huh?

Ted's Evaluation -- 1 of 3: You can find something better to do with this part of your life.