Bulldog Drummond Escapes | |
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Directed by | James P. Hogan |
Written by | Edward T. Lowe Jr. |
Based on | Bulldog Drummond Again play by Herman C. McNeile Gerard Fairlie |
Produced by | Edward T. Lowe Jr. |
Starring | Ray Milland Heather Angel Guy Standing Reginald Denny |
Cinematography | Victor Milner |
Edited by | William Shea |
Music by | Boris Morros |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Bulldog Drummond Escapes is a 1937 American mystery thriller film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Ray Milland as Captain Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond alongside Heather Angel and Reginald Denny. [1] Paramount continued with the Bulldog Drummond series, producing seven more films over the next two years. They replaced Milland with John Howard.
Captain Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond has just returned to England and as he is driving home in the dark, a young woman jumps out in front of his car. He misses her, but she falls to the ground. As he tries to revive her, he hears a shout for help, then gunshots and when he goes to investigate, the woman drives away in his car. He is soon able to trace her to nearby Greystone Manor and when he goes there to meet her she introduces herself as Phyllis Clavering and urges him to help her get out of a desperate situation.
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