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Bulldog Drummond's Revenge

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Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
Directed byLouis King
Screenplay byEdward T. Lowe Jr.
Based onThe Return of Bulldog Drummond
1932 novel
by Herman C. McNeile
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Stuart Walker
StarringJohn Barrymore
John Howard
Louise Campbell
CinematographyHarry Fischbeck
Edited byArthur P. Schmidt
Color processBlack and white
Production
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Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • December 16, 1937 (1937-12-16) (New York City)
  • January 7, 1938 (1938-01-07) (United States)
Running time
57 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

Plot

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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

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References

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Bibliography

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  • Backer, Ron. Mystery Movie Series of 1930s Hollywood. McFarland, 2012.
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