The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1934)
Directed by Walter Summers
Genres - Drama, Crime |
Sub-Genres - Adventure Drama, Crime Thriller, Detective Film |
Run Time - 73 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Based on the character created by "Sapper" (Herman Cyril McNeile), Return of Bulldog Drummond was a British production starring Ralph Richardson in the title role. The film is closer to the jingoistic, near-fascist spirit of the original stories than were the Hollywood "Drummond" B-pictures of the mid-1930s. In fact, Richardson's Drummond organizes the "Black Clan," then goes on a crusade to rid England of all foreigners, on the theory that every "outsider" is a criminal or at the very least an undesirable. And according to the script, he's right: The villains are European armament merchants hoping to increase profits by sparking a new world war. Return of Bulldog Drummond is about as politically incorrect as it's possible to get, with Ralph Richardson coming across more as a heavy than a hero; two years later, he was more effectively cast as a criminal mastermind in the "Drummond" parody Bulldog Jack.
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British, foreign, hatred, kidnapping, murder, private-detective, racism, rescue, sabotage, vigilante