The Challenge (1948 film)

The Challenge
Directed by	Jean Yarbrough
Screenplay by	Frank Gruber Irving Elman
Based on	Challenge 1935 novel by H. C. McNeile
Produced by	Bernard Small Edward Small
Starring	Tom Conway John Newland June Vincent
Cinematography	George Robinson
Edited by	Fred R. Feitshans Jr.
Music by	Milton Rosen
Production company	Reliance Pictures
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	April 2, 1948 (1948-04-02)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$150,000 [1]
Box office	$400,000 (worldwide) [1]

The Challenge is a 1948 American mystery film starring Tom Conway as Bulldog Drummond. ^[2]

Plot

Vivian Bailey travels with Cliff Sonnenberg to visit his uncle, unaware that Capt. Sonnenberg has been flung from a cliff to his death. After a model of a schooner bought by Bulldog Drummond's friend Algy leads to a pursuit of a sunken treasure, Drummond helps bring the co-conspirators, including the captain's housekeeper Kitty Fyffe, to justice.

Cast

• Tom Conway as Bulldog Drummond
• June Vincent as Vivian Bailey
• John Newland as Algy
• Eily Malyon as Kitty
• Richard Wyler as Cliff
• Houseley Stevenson as Capt. Sonnenberg

References

1. Variety 16 June 1948 p4
2. The Challenge at TCMDB

External links

• The Challenge at IMDb
• The Challenge at the TCM Movie Database
• The Challenge at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Review of film at Variety