Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947 film)

Bulldog Drummond at Bay

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
Production company	Venture
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	15 May 1947 (1947-05-15)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

For the 1937 film, see Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1937 film).

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.

External links

Bulldog Drummond at Bay at the Internet Movie Database

H. C. McNeile's Bulldog Drummond

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)

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