The Return of Bulldog Drummond

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The Return of Bulldog Drummond
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Directed by Walter Summers
Written by Walter Summers
Based on The Black Gang
by H.C. McNeile
Produced by Walter C. Mycroft
Starring Ralph Richardson
Ann Todd
Claud Allister
Cinematography Jack Parker
Edited by Bert Bates
Production
company
Distributed by Wardour Films
Release date
  • 19 April 1934 (1934-04-19)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Return of Bulldog Drummond is a 1934 British thriller film directed by Walter Summers and starring Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd and Claud Allister. [1] It was based on the 1922 novel The Black Gang by H.C. McNeile [ citation needed ] and was the fourth film in the series of twenty-five.

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