Name: Bulldog Drummond Director: F. Richard Jones Studio: Paramount Pictures Starring: Ronald Colman, Claud Allister, Lawrence Grant, Montagu Love, Wilson Benge, Joan Bennett Release Date: April 28, 1929 (USA) Runtime: \~90 minutes Format: Black-and-white, sound film Country: United States Language: English Genres: | Crime | Mystery | Adventure | Thriller --- Summary: *Bulldog Drummond* (1929) is a crime thriller and adventure film based on the popular novel by Herman C. McNeile (writing as “Sapper”). Ronald Colman stars as Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond, a British World War I veteran who, bored with civilian life, advertises for excitement and quickly finds himself embroiled in a web of crime, kidnapping, and international intrigue. When he comes to the aid of a woman in distress, Drummond must pit his wits and courage against a ruthless criminal mastermind. --- Background: This was Ronald Colman’s first talking picture, and it helped establish him as one of Hollywood’s premier leading men of the sound era. The film also marked one of Paramount’s early forays into the crime thriller genre at the dawn of sound cinema. Adapted from the first of McNeile’s Bulldog Drummond novels, the film proved popular enough to launch a long-running series of Drummond adventures on screen throughout the 1930s and 1940s. It also introduced audiences to Joan Bennett in one of her early roles. --- Trivia: * Ronald Colman received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance. * The film was among the earliest “talkies” to feature a British hero adapted for American audiences. * Claud Allister reprised his role as Drummond’s sidekick in later Bulldog Drummond films. * Joan Bennett, only 19 at the time, went on to a major Hollywood career spanning four decades. --- Hashtags: \#BulldogDrummond1929 #RonaldColman #ParamountPictures #ClassicThriller #CrimeMystery #JoanBennett #EarlyTalkies #FilmHistory