Bulldog Drummond Escapes

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Bulldog Drummond Escapes
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Directed by James P. Hogan
Written by Edward T. Lowe Jr.
Based onBulldog 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
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • January 22, 1937 (1937-01-22)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

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Plot

Captain Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond (Ray Milland) has just returned to England. As he is driving home in the dark, a young woman jumps out in front of his car. He misses Phyllis Clavering (Heather Angel), but she falls to the ground. As he tries to revive her, he hears a shout for help, then gunshots. As he goes to investigate, the woman drives away with Drummond's car. He is soon able to trace her to nearby Greystone Manor, and when he goes there to meet her, she urges him to help her get out of a desperate situation.

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References

  1. Backer p.58-60

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