The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1934) DVD-R

Starring Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd, Joyce Kennedy, Francis L. Sullivan,
Claud Allister
Directed by Walter Summers

Print: black/white
Runtime: 73 min.
Genre: mystery
Print Quality: B

Based on the character created by "Sapper" (Herman Cyril McNeile),
Return of Bulldog Drummond was a British production starring Ralph
Richardson in the title role. The film is closer to the jingoistic, near-fascist
spirit of the original stories than were the Hollywood "Drummond"
B-pictures of the mid-1930s. In fact, Richardson's Drummond organizes
the "Black Clan," then goes on a crusade to rid England of all foreigners,
on the theory that every "outsider" is a criminal or at the very least an
undesirable. And according to the script, he's right: The villains are
European armament merchants hoping to increase profits by sparking a
new world war. Return of Bulldog Drummond is about as politically
incorrect as it's possible to get, with Ralph Richardson coming across
more as a heavy than a hero; two years later, he was more effectively cast
as a criminal mastermind in the "Drummond" parody Bulldog Jack.