Alias Bulldog Drummond

1h 12m 1935

Brief Synopsis

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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.

Cast & Crew

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Walter Forde

Director

Fay Wray

Ann Manders

Jack Hulbert

Jack Pennington, also known as "Bulldog Drummond"

Claude Hulbert

Algy Longworth

Ralph Richardson

Morelle

Paul Graetz

Salvini

Film Details

Also Known As
Bulldog Jack
Release Date
Sep 1, 1935
Premiere Information
London opening: Apr 1935
Production Company
Gaumont-British Picture Corp.
Distribution Company
Gaumont-British Picture Corp. of America
Country
Great Britain and United States
Location
Great Britain
Screenplay Information
Based on characters created by H. C. "Sapper" McNeile.

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 12m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
6,581ft

Synopsis

Looking for excitement, Jack Pennington doubles for the injured Bulldog Drummond in order to capture a gang of jewel thieves who have an underground castle with passageways leading to and from an abandoned subway tube. With the help of his bumbling assistant, Algy Longworth, Pennington rescues the kidnapped Ann Manders from a speeding underground train driven by the head thief.

Director

Walter Forde

Director

Cast

Fay Wray

Ann Manders

Jack Hulbert

Jack Pennington, also known as "Bulldog Drummond"

Claude Hulbert

Algy Longworth

Ralph Richardson

Morelle

Paul Graetz

Salvini

Gibb Mclaughlin

Denny

Atholl Fleming

Bulldog Drummond

Henry Longhurst

McIvor

Cyril Smith

Duke

Crew

Gerard Fairlie

Adaptation

Sidney Gilliat

Adaptation

Mutz Greenbaum

Photography

Jack Hulbert

Story

Louis Levy

Music Director

Otto Ludwig

Editing

J. O. C. Orton

Adaptation

Film Details

Also Known As
Bulldog Jack
Release Date
Sep 1, 1935
Premiere Information
London opening: Apr 1935
Production Company
Gaumont-British Picture Corp.
Distribution Company
Gaumont-British Picture Corp. of America
Country
Great Britain and United States
Location
Great Britain
Screenplay Information
Based on characters created by H. C. "Sapper" McNeile.

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 12m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
6,581ft

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Notes

This film was released in Great Britain under the title, Bulldog Jack, at a running time of 70 min. Modern sources include Producer Michael Balcon, Design Alfred Junge, Costumes Joe Strassner and Sound A. C. O'Donoghue in the production. For additional information on films featuring the "Bulldog Drummond" character, see the entries below for Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back and Bulldog Drummond Escapes and consult the Series Index.

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