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 Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1947)

User Reviews

Jack is the Beanstalk

This is a typical 1930's British comedy thriller yarn, only with a slightly better cast and plot albeit managing on much the same meagre budget. This makes it only slightly more interesting than the usual "quota-quickie" of the time, unless you like and love the humour of the Hulbert brothers and ditto the entire Bulldog Drummond canon like me. To an Unbeliever there is only Fay Wray to appreciate, unless you're mesmerized over the size of Jack Hulbert's chin.

To the fan though there is much pithy humour to be had, admittedly sometimes a bit slapstick and even awkward, but generally there's a credible and amusing banter going off between Jack and Claude throughout the film. Claude's best work came later with his collaborations with Will Hay, especially in "My learned friend", but Jack's film work was simply to fund his stage work - he never made any classics. I suppose that was also the reason Ralph Richardson starred here as a manic baddie. Jack always looked a little lost without his wife Cicely Courtneidge by his side too - utterly faithful to her, in this he didn't even (and looked like he didn't want to) Kiss The Girl!

The climax resolves itself into a chase involving the British Museum and the London Underground, and is generally handled pretty well - although watch out for Jack jumping through the Tube train window!