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(1929, Goldwyn) Ronald Colman, Claud Allister, Lawrence Grant, Montagu Love, Joan Bennett. This is an amazing early talkie; it looks and plays much more like a late ‘30s film than something from 1929. WW1 vet Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond longs for excitement after returning to a boring post-war existence. His wish is granted when a young woman enlists his aid in freeing her uncle from a suspicious nursing home. She suspects her uncle is being held against his will and that the home is just a front for a gang of crooks who are trying to steal her uncle’s fortune from him. Drummond, always a sucker for a pretty face, dives into the mystery. According to the film’s promotional material, Colman's voice was considered “the find of the all-talking year—rich, amorous, romantic.” Great little film! From 35mm.
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