This is a particularly feeble attempt at a Bulldog Drummond film.There is a plot of sorts but that more or less comes to an end when Richardon encounters Francis L Sullivan.Then it is just a case of them trying to outwit each other.The film then employs some extraordinarily silly devices to move the plot along.A nerve gas applied to an antimacassar,and a henchman who can "imitate" anyone.Then we move on to the scene where the car hurtles into the water,only you can see the rope attached to the rear axle.Richardson who has been paralysed by the gas then manages to struggle out of the car.The climax at the house is awful.When Richardson and Todd are in danger of drowning Algy suddenly gets the idea to go to their rescue.After all what sort of hero is it who actually has to be rescued at the climax.Todd is top billed but difficult to understand why when she is only in the film for a few minutes.Richardson is allowed to overact far to much.He would turn in a far superior characterisation as the villain in the following years "Bulldog Jack" which is a far superior film.Difficult to understand why the distributors chose to release this film bearing in mind that they have many more superior BIP and ABPC films in their vaults.Incidentally about 10 minutes in there was a sound defect on the soundtrack.Why was a disc released with this?
Review of The Return of Bulldog Drummond
