BULLDOG DRUMMOND'S REVENGE (1937) John Barrymore, John Howard & Louise Campbell | Mystery | B&W

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge is a 1937 American adventure mystery film directed by Louis King, produced by Stuart Walker, written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. and Herman C. McNeile (novel), and featuring John Barrymore. The picture stars John Howard in his second appearance as Bulldog Drummond; Howard previously appeared as Ronald Colman's (who had made the first talkie Bulldog Drummond) brother in Lost Horizon. Top-billed John Barrymore portrays his friend Colonel Nielsen.

SYNOPSIS
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge is a 1937 American adventure mystery film directed by Louis King, produced by Stuart Walker, written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. and Herman C. McNeile (novel), and featuring John Barrymore. The picture stars John Howard in his second appearance as Bulldog Drummond; Howard previously appeared as Ronald Colman's (who had made the first talkie Bulldog Drummond) brother in Lost Horizon. Top-billed John Barrymore portrays his friend Colonel Nielsen.

The film tells the story of Captain Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond (John Howard), a British officer who, while on a drive with his friend Algy Longworth (Reginald Denny) and valet Tenny (E.E. Clive), is the first to discover a mysterious suitcase that is parachuted from an aircraft above, minutes before the plane crashes. The case is found to contain the highly explosive chemical hexanite, the plans for which have been stolen. Despite the urging of his fiancee Phyllis Claverling, Drummond is dragged into the mystery surrounding the whole affair, traveling by both train and ship to recover the formula.

CAST & CREW
John Barrymore as Col. J.A. Nielson
John Howard as Capt. Hugh Chesterton 'Bulldog' Drummond
Louise Campbell as Phyllis Clavering
Reginald Denny as Algy Longworth
E.E. Clive as "Tenny" Tennison
Frank Puglia as Draven Nogais
Nydia Westman as Gwen Longworth
Robert Gleckler as Hardcastle
Lucien Littlefield as Mr. Smith
John Sutton as Jennings, Nielson's Secretary
Miki Morita as Sumio Kanda
Benny Bartlett as Cabin Boy
Matthew Boulton as Sir John Haxton

Directed by Louis King
Screenplay by Edward T. Lowe Jr.
Based on The Return of Bulldog Drummond 1932 novel by Herman C. McNeile
Produced by Adolph Zukor, Stuart Walker
Cinematography Harry Fischbeck
Edited by Arthur P. Schmidt
Color process Black and white
Production company Paramount Pictures
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release dates December 16, 1937 (New York City), January 7, 1938 (United States)
Running time 57 minutes
Country United States
Language English