Bulldog Jack

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Bulldog Jack
Directed by	Walter Forde
Starring	Jack Hulbert Fay Wray Ralph Richardson
Release date(s)	1935
Running time	72 min.
Country	U.K.
Language	English
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Bulldog Jack is a 1935 film produced by Gaumont International, directed by Walter Forde and starring Jack Hulbert, Fay Wray, Ralph Richardson; it also starred Atholl Fleming as Bulldog Drummond.

The film was followed by many others following the story of Captain Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond, however because of the various production companies involved the actor playing Bulldog was frequently changed.

The film went on general release in April, 1935 the UK and September, 1935 in the USA.

The film includes a number of fictional stations on the London Underground including Bloomsbury and High Holburn.

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Bulldog Drummond is injured when his car that has been sabotaged is involved in a crash, Jack Pennington agrees to masquerade as a sleuth, he is enlisted to help Ann Manders find her jeweler grandfather who has been kidnapped by a gang of crooks who want him to copy a valuable necklace they want to steal. Their plan backfires in the British Museum and the film climaxes in an exciting chase on a runaway train in the London Underground.