Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueThe invention of an atomic weapon - a long-range ray that can detonate explosions - sends Scotland Yard and Captain Drummond into action.The invention of an atomic weapon - a long-range ray that can detonate explosions - sends Scotland Yard and Captain Drummond into action.The invention of an atomic weapon - a long-range ray that can detonate explosions - sends Scotland Yard and Captain Drummond into action.
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Capt. Hugh Chesterton 'Bulldog' Drummond (John Howard) is engaged and about to be married to Phyllis Clavering (Heather Angel.) However, he has to put it off as he is the suspect in a murder. The real murderer bumps off a scientist, beware of the stinger, who invented a laser type death ray that is designed to blow up gunpowder from a distance.
Will Bulldog get the bad guys before they can hatch their insidious plot? Or will Col. J. A. Nielsen, "don't call me inspector', incarcerate Bulldog?
Phyllis takes a positive role and the bad guys anticipate her interference.
The recording of this film is "z" you would never guess that in the same year they made "Gone with the Wind".
Will Bulldog get the bad guys before they can hatch their insidious plot? Or will Col. J. A. Nielsen, "don't call me inspector', incarcerate Bulldog?
Phyllis takes a positive role and the bad guys anticipate her interference.
The recording of this film is "z" you would never guess that in the same year they made "Gone with the Wind".
A superior entry in the series -- which means it is watchable. Most of the good lines are reserved for Reginald Denny, who infects those about him with energy. George Zucco performs his usual thankless role of the intelligent villain with his customary restraint. The plot is, as usual, exceedingly silly. To see how this sort of material can be done interestingly, take a look at the SAINT or FALCON series from RKO.
ARREST BULLDOG DRUMMOND is another adventure in the prolific series, with our hero unsurprisingly finding himself wrongfully accused of a crime and being forced to go on the run. He's also trying to get married, which seems to be a long-running joke in this particular series. The main story is about the theft of an atomic weapon which seems entirely timely given the era, and the globetrotting antics are quite interesting when you put them into the proper context. The best part of this one is the presence of George Zucco as the scheming mastermind; he propped up many a B-movie with his presence and he does so here too.
Lots of familiar British faces in this lousy print of "Arrest Bulldog Drummond," from 1939.
This is my first Bulldog Drummond, and I found it delightful. Bulldog is about to marry Phyllis (Heather Angel) when he's delayed by murder. The inventor of a disaster machine, one that blows up things at fairly close range, is murdered, and his machine stolen.
Bulldog is drawn into the investigation -- who murdered this man, took his machine, and what are they going to use it on?
John Howard is the man himself, and he's handsome and energetic, with a great speaking voice -- he was Tracy Lord's stuffy fiancé in "The Philadelphia Story." Reginald Denny, familiar from "Rebecca," is one of Bulldog's Marx Brothers type friends, who tries to help.
E. E. Clive, who looks like he's about 80 here, is Bulldog's butler Tenny. He died a year later at 60! George Zucco plays the villain, who uses a stingray stinger to kill.
Short, but very good and entertaining. I look forward to seeing more Bulldog Drummond films.
This is my first Bulldog Drummond, and I found it delightful. Bulldog is about to marry Phyllis (Heather Angel) when he's delayed by murder. The inventor of a disaster machine, one that blows up things at fairly close range, is murdered, and his machine stolen.
Bulldog is drawn into the investigation -- who murdered this man, took his machine, and what are they going to use it on?
John Howard is the man himself, and he's handsome and energetic, with a great speaking voice -- he was Tracy Lord's stuffy fiancé in "The Philadelphia Story." Reginald Denny, familiar from "Rebecca," is one of Bulldog's Marx Brothers type friends, who tries to help.
E. E. Clive, who looks like he's about 80 here, is Bulldog's butler Tenny. He died a year later at 60! George Zucco plays the villain, who uses a stingray stinger to kill.
Short, but very good and entertaining. I look forward to seeing more Bulldog Drummond films.
"Arrest Bulldog Drummond" promises more than it delivers - the science fiction plot has bad hats Zucco & Co. in charge of and selling an explosive electric ray device to the Enemy, with Drummond & Co. out to stop him. The weapon has a range of between a quarter and half a mile - which seems to make it well worth £1,000,000 to a Bad Power. A plan to terrorise London? Nah, it'll never happen.
In 56 minutes it lurches from one improbable scene to another - H.B. Warner is definitely NOT my idea of a Scotland Yard Inspector, sorry, Colonel. Colonel? Zucco and his ... sidekick, Lady Beryl take an almost childish glee in repeatedly demonstrating the weapon to themselves - meaning to the original cinema audience of 11 years olds! Everyone as usual plays their parts well, especially Howard/Angel/Denny & Clive as the unflappable goodie quartet.
Some nice touches here and there, with plenty of witticisms from all concerned, especially Hugh's impending marriage to Phyllis - or not, make it an enjoyable entry in the series. My copy was very poor and choppy but didn't detract too much for me.
In 56 minutes it lurches from one improbable scene to another - H.B. Warner is definitely NOT my idea of a Scotland Yard Inspector, sorry, Colonel. Colonel? Zucco and his ... sidekick, Lady Beryl take an almost childish glee in repeatedly demonstrating the weapon to themselves - meaning to the original cinema audience of 11 years olds! Everyone as usual plays their parts well, especially Howard/Angel/Denny & Clive as the unflappable goodie quartet.
Some nice touches here and there, with plenty of witticisms from all concerned, especially Hugh's impending marriage to Phyllis - or not, make it an enjoyable entry in the series. My copy was very poor and choppy but didn't detract too much for me.
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- AnecdotesThis is one of 8 Bulldog Drummond adventures produced by Paramount in the late 1930s and sold to Congress Films (II) in mid-1954 for re-release. Congress redesigned the opening and closing credits, in order to eliminate all evidence of Paramount's ownership, going so far as to even alter the copyright claimant statements on the title cards; Congress, in turn, sold the films to Governor Films for television syndication. Along the way, Paramount, having disowned the films, never bothered to renew the copyrights, and they fell into public domain, with the result that inferior VHS and DVD copies have been in distribution for many years, from a variety of sub-distributors who specialize in public domain material.
- GaffesWhen John Howard surprised George Zucco at the climax Zucco shouts "John" instead of the name of Howard's character,Hugh Drummond.
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Colonel Nielsen: He's always upsetting our apple-cart.
- Crédits fousOpening credits are shown over a silhouette of city rooftops, a reference to the crime story we are about to see.
- ConnexionsFollowed by La Police privée de Bulldog Drummond (1939)
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- Arrest Bulldog Drummond
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- 57min
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- 1.37 : 1
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