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| Bulldog Drummond Escapes/Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police | 
| Director: James P. Hogan
Actors: Ray Milland, Guy Standing, Heather Angel, Reginald Denny, Porter Hall
Studio: Image Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (4 reviews)
Sales Rank: 118776
Format: Black & White, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD
Running Time: 121 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.5
UPC: 014381455526
EAN: 0014381455526
ASIN: B000056N90
Release Date: February 13, 2001
Theatrical Release Date: 1937
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Description
Retired Captain Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond is an adventurer created by Herman Cyril McNeile who is part James Bond and part Simon Templar, but preceding them both. In "Bulldog Drummond Escapes" (1937, 65 min.), Drummond (Ray Milland) is hired to protect a young heiress from harm and ends up doing the unthinkable--falling in love with her. "Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police" (1939, 56 min.) finds Drummond (John Howard) on the trail of a mad scientist that takes him to a strange old castle and through an extended dream sequence. Leo G. Carroll has an early featured part, playing three separate villainous roles.
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Great Fun! January 30, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bulldog Drummond films date all the way back to the silent era. While the two films with Ronald Colman are considered to be the best by many critics, the most fun and entertaining films are surely the "B" films with John Howard in the role of Hugh Drummond. But others had their turn at the famous adventurer, including a young Ray Milland. This one has two great entries, lighthearted in spirit, and quite fun in that vein.
BULLDOG DRUMMOND ESCAPES
Pal Algy is an expecting father as Bulldog arrives by plane with a bit of derring-do, landing in a dangerous fog. Guy Standing is the Clolonel this time, and he's not pleased to see Hugh, knowing his arrival is sure to bring adventure.
It isn't long before his fears are realized, when our hero Bulldog finds a damsel in distress in the road. There's a murdered man nearby and the damsel disappears! Hugh suspects she's being held against her will in Greystone manor, but can't convince the Colonel. Pretty Heather Angel is enough to make any man take a risk or two, and Bulldog's nose for adventure and damsels leads him right into trouble.
Milland makes a fun and dashing Drummond in this lighthearted entry in the series. This one is important because it shows how Bulldog and Phyllis first met. The very fun tone of this one makes for fine entertainment for "B" fans. Bulldog plays a clever trick to tear Algy away from the delivery and an even neater trick involving a dummy to find the evidence he needs to save Phyllis from the ruffians!
Just grab the kids and some popcorn and have a good time watching this one.
BULLDOG DRUMMOND'S SECRET POLICE
The "B" series had cute and lovely Heather Angel as Hugh's fun bride-to-be, Phyllis Clavering. E.E. Clive was great as Bulldog's valet, Tenny, and Reginald Denny offered moments of amusement as his affable pal, Algy. H.B. Warner was fun as Colonel Nielson and Elizabeth Patterson swell as Phyllis' Aunt Blanche, always skeptical that Bulldog would ever make it to the alter with Phyllis.
James Horn directed this one with a screenplay from Garnett Weston based on "The Temple Tower" by H.C. "Sapper" McNeile. This particular entry is quite fun, as Hugh finds adventure in his own home. Five other times Bulldog's nose for mystery and adventure has kept him from the alter with Phyllis, and when a professor shows up at Rockingham on the eve of the nuptuals with a book containing directions to a hidden treasure in the world underneath Bulldog's home, adventure can't be far away.
A secret cipher and the possibility of treasure is just too much for Hugh and his pals to resist, wedding or not! The fun really starts and the pace picks up once the book is stolen and a man is murdered. Phyllis is game, however, and joins in the chase with moxy, asking for a gun. She may need it when she's taken hostage by the killer and the treasure is found, Bulldog and gang on the chase to save her.
There is a dream sequence that lets Hugh recall some of his exploits from previous entries which is campy fun. Leo Carroll makes a good "B" villan and Howard adds the right touch as the man-about-town who can't resist a good adventure. Heather Angel is cute as a button throughout and an ending with a laugh makes this a particularly enjoyable outing for Bulldog and gang. Those who enjoy "B" films, especially series, will like this one a lot. A fun double feature for a Saturday morning!
Two Different Drummonds February 28, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Captain Drummond to the rescue
Under heavy fog Drummond (Ray Milland) comes in for a landing against everyone's better judgment. It is important as his friend is Algy Longworth is in the hospital (I rather not say what for).
While confronting Algy (Reginald Denny) on this delicate matter he gets a call form Inspector Col. Sir Reginald Nielson (Sir Guy Standing) who warns him to go home or leave the country immediately. "But Inspector!", "Don't call me inspector!"
Sir Reginald explains that he is on vacation and every time Bulldog shows up there is a mystery with a beautiful woman in distress and a murder near by.
Naturally Bulldog shrugs him off, and sure enough runs into a beautiful woman (Phyllis Clavering) in distress and a near by body being bogged down. A friend of the inspector (Walter Kingsfordis) is staying and running her house. Try as he may Bulldog can not convince the inspector that his so called friend is up to no good. So now he must enlist Algy to help prove it.
Does he succeed or is it really all a mistake?
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Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
Deliberately Campy
Hue Drummond (John Howard) is finally again (fifth time) going to get married to Phyllis Clavering (Heather Angel.) His soon to be aunt-in-law Blanche (Elizabeth Patterson) worries that he will get into some sort of trouble before the event happens.
As usual Hue shrugs this off and as usual he gets into trouble. Being married means he must move from the loge to the towers. There he meets a bumbling Prof. Downie (Forrester Harvey) that says that somewhere in the towers is a treasure, Also that a criminal Henry Seaton (played by...Wouldn't you like to know) was also looking for the treasure before being was locked up. Luckily they hired a new butler Boulton (Leo G. Carroll) that can act as a guard when needed.
The standard creeping around and murders start appearing.
Will this interfere with the wedding plans?
There are a whole slew of Bulldog Drummond films and books, by different authors and staring different Bulldogs. This film Screen play by Garnett Weston is based on a novel "Temple Tower" by H.C. (Snapper) McNeile. Herman Cyril McNeile (1888-1937) an English crime writer and the creator of the Bulldog Drummon
Fun June 7, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Both movies were great fun to watch. If you enjoy the old detective movies of the 30s and 40s, Bulldog Drummond is a lesser known fictional detective from that era. The films are short, but they tell complete stories and have good plot twists, too. The documentation about the movies, discussing Ray Milland as Drummond versus his currently unknown successor, was very interesting. The reviewer was right on target, and I would suggest reading the notes that come with this CD.
Lighthearted British crimefighter saves the day on this DVD! July 20, 2001
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
This is a great deal of a DVD. Two features are presented for your viewing pleasure, starring the very entertaining precursor to The Saint, Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond.Created by novelist Herman C. 'Sapper' McNeile, "Bulldog" Drummond was a Captain in World War I. After the war, Drummond missed the life of action his military career offered. He joined the police force, and then resigned to become an independent player in the game of crime and punishment. While each film is only about an hour long, don't let that dissaude you. You'll get a lot of action and fun packed into each movie. In the first feature, "Bulldog Drummond Escapes", a young and handsome Ray Milland plays the famous action-seeker Captain Drummond. Wonderful as always, Milland portrays the character with such whimsy, you'll be hooked right away. Drummond sets out to rescue the beautiful heiress Phyllis Clavering from the unscrupulous forces keeping her prisoner for her fortune. Clavering is played by the ravishing Heather Angel, who quickly became a regular in the Drummond series of movies, playing Drummond's love interest. Reginald Denny plays Drummond's fumbling friend 'Algy' Longworth in both features, and was also a regular in the Drummond films. In the second film, "Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police", the role of Drummond is played by John Howard. Howard brings a "Thin Man" style to the character of Drummond, and is equally delightful. In this one, Drummond is about to marry Phyllis, but a treasure-hunting murderer (played by Leo G. Carroll), turns his stately manorhouse upsidedown. The real winner in both films for the viewer is the wonderful performance turned in by E.E. Clive, who plays the British "gentleman's gentleman" to the upper-crusted hilt. Drummond is very much in the mould of Simon Templar, a.k.a. The Saint. However, Drummond (at least in these two offerings), is more lighthearted in tone, despite the occasional murder. Fans of pre-1940 British films will like the sense of mischevous fun in both films, particularly in the Milland movie. While John Howard is great, and starred in several Drummond movies, it would have been nice to see the young Milland take up the cause of justice again as Captain Drummond.
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