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Summary: Ancient British comedic mystery
Comment: Silent screen star Ronald Colman, in his first "talking" role plays Capt. "Bulldog" Drummond in the dated and inane 1929 yarn of the same name. The players for the most part are guilty of overacting, particularly the hammy performance of Colman love interest Joan Bennett playing Phyllis Benton.
Colman is a self described demobilized World War I officer who is both affluent and bored with his existence. To liven up his life he places a classified ad indicating his desire for adventure. He answers an ad for a mysterious tryst in the English countryside with who else but Bennett. With his annoying sidekick and stereotypical British dandy and buffoon Algy played by Claud Allister in tow they become immersed in risky business. Bennett's rich uncle John Travers is being held against his will in an insane asylum run by the villainous Dr. Lakington played by Lawrence Grant. Under the direction of Montagu Love and Lilyan Tashman they are trying to bilk Mr. Travers out of his fortune using Dr. Lakington's prowess with mind altering drugs.
Drummond's mission is to thwart the bad guys, save the day and fall in love with the pretty girl. How uncomplicated films seemed to be in those days.
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Summary: The best Bulldog Drummond ever!
Comment: I remember having watched several actors impersonating Bulldog Drummond already, but none comes even close to Ronald Colman.He is charming-kissing the lady in distress on the hand-,funny, the perfect gentleman-someone surely giving you "Drummonditis"-and a coldblooded killer,strangling the doctor with his bare hands.Thus he is a sort of proto-James Bond only much,much better.
Furthermore I like to add that the movie although being one of the first talkies manages to exploit the possiblities of this new medium very well.The dialogues are greatly written and add to the overall thrilling atmosphere , and people are talking offscene,which is certainly a feature provided by the talking movie.I strongly recommend this movie!!!
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Summary: Big Succes At The Box Office
Comment: BULLDOG DRUMMOND was an important movie in 1929. It marked the sound film debut of Ronald Colman and it was one of two movies in that year for which Colman was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance.BULLDOG DRUMMOND was also a big commercial success at the box office. The cast included Joan Bennett as Phyllis Benton and Claud Allister as Bulldog's buddy Algy Longworth. The screenplay was based on both the novel by Sapper and the play by Gerald du Maurier.
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Summary: CAMPY AND FUN....
Comment: This 1929 talkie was the movie that saw silent film star Ronald Colman transition to talking pictures. This was his first such film and a good thing for the public that he made the transition or we would never have known that unique velvet voice of his.This film is a plot boiler type of film. Ronald Colman, as Bulldog Drummond is a World War I vet now left to his own devices and wanting a bit of excitement. He places an ad in the paper stating, in substance, that he is looking for adventure and is contacted by a very young and beautiful damsel in distress, Phyllis Benton (Joan Bennett). It appears that her wealthy uncle is being kept captive by an insane doctor and a husband and wife crime duo, who wish to divest the uncle of his fortune.
Drummond, raring to go for a bit of action, comes to Ms. Benton's aid, ready, able, and willing to save the day. While the plot is ludicrous and the antics in the film Mickey Mouse, it is still a treat to watch Colman in his first talkie. He looks like he is just plain having fun, and his mood is infectious. The film, however, though a talkie, is really plotted and acted as if it were a silent film with sound. It is as if no one were really quite comfortable with this new film development.
All in all, it is a film that Ronald Colman fans will enjoy, as will those who love vintage films.
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Summary: Ronald Colman is the first "talking" Bulldog Drummond
Comment: Producer Samuel Goldwyn wanted to make sure Ronald Colman's first talking picture was a success, which explains why he hired Sidney Howard and Wallace Smith to write the screenplay for this 1929 film directed by F. Richard Jones. Colman plays Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond, a British veteran of the Great War who is bored and looking for some excitement now that he is back in civilian life. So when young Phyllis Benton (Joan Bennett) needs his help in freeing her uncle from a nursing home from the evil Erma Peterson (Lilyan Tashman) and Carl Peterson (Montagu Love--yes the names of the actors sound more evil than their characters), our hero jumps at the chance for action. It seems the villains are trying to use nefarious means to get the uncle's fortune. The result is a fairly comic game of cat and mouse between Bulldog and the girl against the not too bright villains. Our hero and the lady are forced to make a couple of exciting last second escapes, always employing a nice deftness that gives the proceedings a touch of class. However, it is impossible not to recognize that this is a very early talking film every time all of the actors huddle around some object that is hiding the microphone. Colman received an Oscar nomination for his performance, as did William Cameron Menzies for the Art Direction. A lot of actors played Bulldog Drummond over the years, including Ralph Richardson and Ray Milland, but none of them had the elegance and panache of Colman. In 1934 Colman made "Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back."
