Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947 film)
Bulldog Drummond at Bay | |
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Directed by | Sidney Salkow |
Produced by |
Louis B. Appleton Jr. Bernard Small |
Written by |
H.C. McNeile Frank Gruber |
Starring |
Ron Randell Anita Louise Patrick O'Moore |
Edited by | Aaron Stell |
Production company |
Venture |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Bulldog Drummond at Bay is a 1947 American thriller film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Ron Randell, Anita Louise, Patrick O'Moore and Terry Kilburn.[1] The film is loosely based on the novel Bulldog Drummond at Bay by H. C. McNeile.[2]
Plot
When thieves rob his country estate, Bulldog Drummond uncovers a deadly jewel caper involving foreign agents trying to steal plans for a top-secret British aircraft.
Cast
- Ron Randell as Bulldog Drummond
- Anita Louise as Doris Hamilton
- Patrick O'Moore as Algy Longworth
- Terry Kilburn as Seymour
- Holmes Herbert as Inspector McIvar
- Lester Matthews as Shannon
- Leonard Mudie as Meredith
- Dave Thursby as Tommy
- Oliver Thorndike as Richard Hamilton
- Aminta Dyne as Mrs Eskdale
- James Logan as Policeman
Production
In June 1946 it was announced Venture Pictures, a Columbia producing unit headed by Lou Appleton and Bernard Small, had done a deal with the estate of H.C. McNeile to make two Bulldog Drummond pictures (the last one had been Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police (1939)).[3]
Critical reception
Leonard Maltin called the film an "innocuous British 'quota quickie'" [4]
References
- ↑ Hal Erickson. "Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947) - Sidney Salkow - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ↑ "Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947)". BFI.
- ↑ VENTURE TO REVIVE DRUMMOND SERIES: Studio Plans to Make 2 Films of H.C. McNeile Character-- 3 Pictures Arrive Today Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES.. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 26 June 1946: 19.
- ↑ "Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.