Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947 film)

Bulldog Drummond at Bay is a 1947 American adventure crime mystery film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Ron Randell for the first time as the British sleuth and adventurer Bulldog Drummond. The cast also includes Anita Louise, Patrick O'Moore and Terry Kilburn.[1]

For the 1937 film, see Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1937 film).

Bulldog Drummond at Bay
Directed bySidney Salkow
Produced byLouis B. Appleton Jr.
Bernard Small
Screenplay byFrank Gruber
Based onH.C. McNeile
(as Sapper)
StarringRon Randell
Anita Louise
Patrick O'Moore
CinematographyPhilip Tannura
Edited byAaron Stell
Production
company
Columbia Pictures
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • May 15, 1947 (1947-05-15)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film is loosely based on the novel Bulldog Drummond at Bay by H. C. McNeile.[2]

Plot

When thieves rob his country estate, Bulldog Drummond uncovers a deadly jewel caper involving foreign agents trying to steal plans for a top-secret British aircraft.

Cast

Production

In June 1946 it was announced Venture Pictures, a Columbia producing unit headed by Lou Appleton and Bernard Small, had done a deal with the estate of H.C. McNeile to make two Bulldog Drummond pictures (the last one had been Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police (1939)).[3]

Critical reception

Leonard Maltin called the film an "innocuous British 'quota quickie'" [4]

Filmink wrote "This was an okay film, a little creaky – Randell wasn’t quite comfortable in the lead. "[5]

References
  1. Hal Erickson. "Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947) – Sidney Salkow – Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
  2. "Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947)". BFI.
  3. "VENTURE TO REVIVE DRUMMOND SERIES: Studio Plans to Make 2 Films of H.C. McNeile Character-- 3 Pictures Arrive Today". New York Times. 26 June 1946. p. 19.
  4. "Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947) – Overview". Turner Classic Movies.
  5. Vagg, Stephen (10 August 2019). "Unsung Aussie Actors – Ron Randell: A Top Twenty". Filmink.


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