Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

Directed by	James P. Hogan
Produced by	Stuart Walker
Written by	H. C. McNeile (novel) Garnett Weston
Based on	Temple Tower by H. C. McNeile
Starring	John Howard Leo G. Carroll Heather Angel E. E. Clive Reginald Denny Forrester Harvey
Cinematography	Merritt B. Gerstad
Edited by	Arthur P. Schmidt
Production company	Congress Films
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	1939 (1939)
Running time	56 min.
Country	US
Language	English

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police is a 1939 American country house murder mystery film directed by James P. Hogan, based on the H. C. McNeile novel Temple Tower.

Plot

An absent minded Professor Downie makes a call upon Drummond as he is making plans for his much-delayed wedding to fiancee Phyllis Claverling. The professor informs Drummond that a fortune was buried in one of the walled off storerooms underneath his estate, and that Downie was in possession of a book written in code that would lead them to discover the treasure. Unfortunately for the professor, someone else also wanted the riches and Drummond once again is dragged into the plot as the code book is stolen, Professor Downie is murdered, and Phyllis is kidnapped.

Cast

Heather Angel as Phyllis Clavering
John Howard as Captain Hugh C. "Bulldog" Drummond
H.B. Warner as Colonel Nielson
Reginald Denny as Algy Longworth
E.E. Clive as Tenny
Elizabeth Patterson as Aunt Blanche
Leo G. Carroll as Henry Seaton/Andrew Boulton
Forrester Harvey as Professor Downie
Clyde Cook as Constable Hawkins
David Clyde as Constable Jenkins
Neil Fitzgerald as Station Master
Elspeth Dudgeon as Housekeeper^[1]

Notes

The film uses flashbacks from previous Drummond films and dream sequences extensively, which has led some to criticize it as tiresome. Oddly, despite the phrase 'secret police' in the title, there is nothing relating to any secret police in the plot except Col. Neilsen's quip when several of the characters are together. The production values are high as the sets are of high quality, but the script has not received much acclaim.

References

↑ "BFI: Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police". Retrieved 1 July 2013.

External links

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police at the Internet Movie Database
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police is available for free download at the Internet Archive

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)