Genre | Titel [IMDb] | Jahr | Originaltitel [TMDb] | Regie | Land | min |
Adventure, Mystery, Romance, Thriller | Bulldog Drummond Escapes | 1937 | Bulldog Drummond: Mord im Nebel | James P. Hogan | United States | 67 |
6,1 IMDb Nr.608 | Handlung "Saving lives, solving two murders, upsetting a ring of forgers and falling in love - ll in a day's work for BULLDOG! (original print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Palace Theatre - Lubbock, Texas- Jan. 20, 1937)" Captain Drummond becomes a prisoner when he intents to protect a beautiful heiress of an espionage organization. Kommentar aus IMDb.com [Klicken zum Anzeigen] (by Snow Leopard on 7 June 2005) This is a solid low-budget feature that delivers the main things you hope for in a 'Bulldog Drummond' movie. It has good action, a plot involving a heroine in distress and some crafty villains, and a confident, good-natured hero played here by Ray Milland. All of the actors who portrayed Drummond gave the movies their own feel, but Milland, like most of them, gives the character the right balance of energy and British poise, while putting his own style into the role as well. The story is set up by an odd encounter between Drummond and Phyllis (Heather Angel) that leads to an involved sequence of events, with Drummond determined to find out exactly what dangers Phyllis is facing, at times even having to oppose his friend Colonel Neilson. The story moves at a good pace, moving quickly from one predicament to the next. There are times when it doesn't quite fit together smoothly, and with even better writing and editing it could have been even more effective, but the basic idea works pretty well. Heather Angel makes a good Phyllis, winning and energetic. It's interesting to see her in this early Drummond episode, since she later came back to play Phyllis after the character was played by other actresses for the next few features. Neilson is not given a particularly large role here, but the rest of the usual crowd is present, with E.E. Clive as the resourceful Tenny and Reginald Denny as the befuddled but helpful Algy. Porter Hall also helps out, with one of his many good character performances as Drummond's slippery opponent. The low budget look is helped by having most of the action take place at night and/or in darkened settings, giving it a decent atmosphere despite the lack of detail. It makes for a solid feature that works well enough as light entertainment. | Darsteller Ray Milland ... Captain Hugh C. 'Bulldog' Drummond' Guy Standing ... Col. Reginald Nielson (as Sir Guy Standing) Heather Angel ... Phyllis Clavering Reginald Denny ... Algy Langworth Porter Hall ... Norman Merridew Fay Holden ... Natalie E.E. Clive ... Tenny Walter Kingsford ... Stanton P.J. Kelly ... Stiles (as Patrick Kelly) Charles McNaughton ... Constable Higgins | ||||
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