''The Third Round'' (1925) was the second
silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...
adaptation of the
Bulldog Drummond
Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond is a fictional character, created by H. C. McNeile and published under his pen name "Sapper". Following McNeile's death in 1937, the novels were continued by Gerard Fairlie. Drummond is a First World War veteran who, ...
character, starring
Jack Buchanan
Walter John Buchanan (2 April 1891 – 20 October 1957) was a Scottish theatre and film actor, singer, dancer, producer and director. He was known for three decades as the embodiment of the debonair man-about-town in the tradition of George G ...
and
Betty Faire, adapted by
Sidney Morgan
Sidney Morgan (2 August 1874 – 11 June 1946) was an English film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He directed 45 films between 1914 and 1937. As an actor, he appeared in the Alfred Hitchcock film '' Juno and the Paycock''. ...
from the
novel of the same name by
H. C. McNeile
Herman Cyril McNeile, MC (28 September 1888 – 14 August 1937), commonly known as Cyril McNeile and publishing under the name H. C. McNeile or the pseudonym Sapper, was a British soldier and author. Drawing on his experiences in the trenches ...
, and directed by Morgan.
SilentEra entry
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Cast
* Jack Buchanan
Walter John Buchanan (2 April 1891 – 20 October 1957) was a Scottish theatre and film actor, singer, dancer, producer and director. He was known for three decades as the embodiment of the debonair man-about-town in the tradition of George G ...
as Captain Hugh Drummond
* Betty Faire as Phyllis Benton
* Juliette Compton
Juliette Compton (May 3, 1899 – March 19, 1989) was an American actress whose career began in the silent film era and concluded with ''That Hamilton Woman'' in 1941.
Career
Compton was born in Columbus, Georgia, on May 3, 1899. She was a ...
as Irma Peterson
* Allan Jeayes
Allan John Jeayes (19 January 1885 – 20 September 1963) was an English stage and film actor.
Jeayes was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, the son of Isaac Herbert Jeayes, archivist and Assistant Keeper of Manuscripts at the British Museum. ...
as Carl Peterson
* Austin Leigh as Professor Goodman
* Frank Goldsmith as Sir Raymond Blayntree
* Edward Sorley
Edward Sorley (1871 – 16 October 1933) was a British actor.
Sorley was born in Camberwell, Surrey and died at age 62 in Blackheath, London.
Selected filmography
* '' Queen's Evidence'' (1919)
* ''The Temptress'' (1920)
* '' The Sword of D ...
as Julius Freyder
* Phil Scott as Sparring Partner
References
External links
*
''Bulldog Drummond's Third Round'' at SilentEra
Films based on Bulldog Drummond
1925 films
British mystery films
British silent feature films
British black-and-white films
Films directed by Sidney Morgan
1925 mystery films
1920s British films
Silent mystery films
Silent thriller films
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