Bulldog Drummond in Africa (1938)

Director:

Louis King

Writers:

Herman C. McNeile (novel)
Garnett Weston (writer)

Release Date:

1938 (Germany)

Genre:

Adventure | Mystery

Tagline:

TRAILING A TRAITOR on DANGEROUS PATHS THROUGH THE DARK CONTINENT! (original print ad - mostly caps)

Plot:

Drummond, his girlfriend and his butler try to free an high post of Scotland Yard who has been kidnapped.

Plot Keywords:

Colonel | Bulldog Drummond | Sequel | Adventurer | Based On Novel

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

John Howard	...	Capt. Hugh Chesterton 'Bulldog' Drummond
Heather Angel	...	Phyllis Clavering
H.B. Warner	...	Col. J.A. Nielsen
J. Carrol Naish	...	Richard Lane
Reginald Denny	...	Algernon 'Algy' Longworth
E.E. Clive	...	'Tenny' Tennison
Anthony Quinn	...	Fordine (henchman)
Michael Brooke	...	Baron Nevsky
Matthew Boulton	...	Maj. Grey
Neil Fitzgerald	...	McTurk (British spy)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fortunio Bonanova	...	African police corporal
Leonard Carey	...	Phillips (butler)
Forrester Harvey	...	Const. Jenkins
Rudolf Myzet	...	Plane saboteur
Paul Porcasi	...	Tuxedoed man in hotel room
Konstantin Shayne	...	Plane saboteur
Michael Vallon	...	Mr. Acris
Wilhelm von Brincken	...	Dr. Stern

Runtime:

58 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Certification:

USA:Unrated | USA:Approved (PCA #4434) | Finland:K-16

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Movie Connections:

Followed by Bulldog Drummond's Bride (1939)

Hey! That's Anthony Quinn!

There is a lot of funny stuff, from two men being locked in a room without any pants, so that Drummond won't get involved and miss his wedding, to them cutting the phone cord and dancing a highland fling in a home-made kilt. As it turns out, the one who wanted the wedding to go one is the one responsible for getting them into another adventure. As usual, it's a secret that could turn the face of the war. The one who knows the most is kidnapped and may be fed to the lions that the villain has in his courtyard if he doesn't reveal the secret code. There is a long standoff. Meanwhile, Drummond and the gang have arrived without proper papers to stay in Morocco. They become targets of the people they are pursuing and nearly get blown out of the sky. There are a whole series of wonderful things between Drummond and Tenny. A very young Anthony Quinn makes an appearance as a cold blooded assistant to the bad guys. This one is much more watchable than some of the others and moves to a nice boil.