Bulldog Drummond Escapes

Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Directed by	James P. Hogan
Written by	Edward T. Lowe Jr.
Based on	Bulldog Drummond Again; play; by Herman C. McNeile; Gerard Fairlie
Produced by	Edward T. Lowe Jr.
Starring	Ray Milland; Heather Angel ; Guy Standing ; Reginald Denny
Cinematography	Victor Milner
Edited by	William Shea
Music by	Boris Morros
Production; company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	January 22, 1937;
Running time	67 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Bulldog Drummond Escapes is a 1937 American mystery thriller film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Ray Milland as Captain Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond alongside Heather Angel and Reginald Denny.^[1] Paramount continued with the Bulldog Drummond series, producing seven more films over the next two years. They replaced Milland with John Howard.

Plot

Captain Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond has just returned to England and as he is driving home in the dark, a young woman jumps out in front of his car. He misses her, but she falls to the ground. As he tries to revive her, he hears a shout for help, then gunshots and when he goes to investigate, the woman drives away in his car. He is soon able to trace her to nearby Greystone Manor and when he goes there to meet her she introduces herself as Phyllis Clavering and urges him to help her get out of a desperate situation.

Cast

Ray Milland as Capt. Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
Sir Guy Standing as Inspector Col. Sir Reginald Nielson
Heather Angel as Miss Phyllis Clavering
Reginald Denny as Algy Longworth
Porter Hall as Maj. Norman Merridew
Fay Holden as Mrs. Natalie Seldon, Maj. Merridew's sister (also referred to as Miss Seldon)
E.E. Clive as "Tenny" Tennison
Walter Kingsford as 'Professor' Stanton
Charles McNaughton as Chief Constable Higgins
Clyde Cook as Constable Alf
Frank Elliott as Bailey
David Clyde as Gower
Doris Lloyd as Nurse

References

^ Backer p.58-60

Bibliography

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

External links

Bulldog Drummond Escapes at IMDb
Bulldog Drummond Escapes at AllMovie
Bulldog Drummond Escapes at the TCM Movie Database
Bulldog Drummond Escapes at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Bulldog Drummond Escapes is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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[1] Backer p.58-60

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Novels	Bulldog Drummond The Black Gang The Third Round The Final Count The Female of the Species Temple Tower The Return of Bulldog Drummond Knock-Out Bulldog Drummond at Bay Challenge
Films	Bulldog Drummond (1922) The Third Round (1925) Bulldog Drummond (1929) Temple Tower (1930) The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1934) Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934) Bulldog Jack (1935) Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937) Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1937) Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937) Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937) Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938) Bulldog Drummond in Africa (1938) Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1939) Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police (1939) Bulldog Drummond's Bride (1939) Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947) Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1947) 13 Lead Soldiers (1948) The Challenge (1948) Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951) Deadlier Than the Male (1967) Some Girls Do (1969)
Other adaptations	Bulldog Drummond (1922 play) Bulldog Drummond (1941-1954 radio series)
Parodies and pastiches	Bullshot Crummond Bullshot The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier