Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1947 film)

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Directed byFrank McDonald
Written byLawrence Edmund Taylor (adaptation by)
Screenplay byEdna Anhalt
& Edward Anhalt
Produced byLouis B. Appleton Jr.
& Bernard Small
StarringRon Randell
Gloria Henry
Patrick O'Moore
Anabel Shaw
Terry Kilburn
CinematographyHenry Freulich
Edited byRichard Fantl
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • September 4, 1947 (1947-09-04)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back is a 1947 American adventure crime mystery film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Ron Randell, Gloria Henry and Patrick O'Moore. The film is loosely based on the H. C. McNeile novel Knock-Out.[1][2][3][4]

It was the second of Randell's performances as Drummond following Bulldog Drummond at Bay.[5]

Plot

Cast

Production

The Bulldog Drummond series had been popular B movies before the war. 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, starting with Bulldog Drummond at Bay, with an option to provide six more.[6] In November 1946, it was announced that Drummond would be played by Ron Randell, an Australian actor who was signed to a long-term contract with Columbia off the back of his performance in Smithy.[7][8]

In February 1947 it was announced the second Drummond film was Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back.[9] The following month Frank MacDonald signed to direct[10] and Gloria Henry was announced as Randell's co star.[11]

Filming started May 1947.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1947)". Film & TV Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 21 January 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  3. ^ Treadwell 2001, p. 30.
  4. ^ "Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back". Monthly Film Bulletin; London. Vol. 15, no. 169. Jan 1, 1948. p. 111.
  5. ^ Vagg, Stephen (August 10, 2019). "Unsung Aussie Actors – Ron Randell: A Top Twenty". Filmink.
  6. ^ "VENTURE TO REVIVE DRUMMOND SERIES: Studio Plans to Make 2 Films of H.C. McNeile Character-- 3 Pictures Arrive Today". New York Times. June 26, 1946. p. 19.
  7. ^ Hopper, Hedda (Nov 23, 1946). "Lookinq at Hollywood". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 17.
  8. ^ "RON RANDELL TO DO FILM FOR COLUMBIA: ONE-THIRD OF CAST". THE NEW YORK TIMES. Nov 23, 1946. p. 22.
  9. ^ "JEAN ARTHUR GETS PARAMOUNT LEAD". New York Times. Feb 26, 1947. p. 35.
  10. ^ "FONDA, WAYNE SET FOR ROLES IN FILM". New York Times. Mar 29, 1947. p. 21.
  11. ^ "'LOOM OF JUSTICE' TO BE DONE BY U-I". New York Times. Mar 18, 1947. p. 34.
  12. ^ "LEROY WILL DIRECT GABLE'S NEXT FILM". New York Times. May 3, 1947. p. 10.

Bibliography

  • Treadwell, Lawrence P. (2001). The Bulldog Drummond Encyclopedia. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-0769-9.


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