''Bulldog Drummond in Africa'' is a 1938 American

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. This was the 13th of 25 in the Bulldog Drummond film series from 1922 to 1969.

Plot summary

Again on the eve of his wedding, Captain Hugh Drummond (

John Howard John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian former politician who served as the 25th prime minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007, holding office as leader of the Liberal Party. His eleven-year tenure as prime minister is the s ...

) has more pressing concerns when he sets off from

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

for Spanish-

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

, because his fiancée Phillis Clavering ( Heather Angel) has seen Colonel Nielsen (

H.B. Warner Henry Byron Warner (born Henry Byron Lickfold, 26 October 1876 – 21 December 1958) was an English film and theatre actor. He was popular during the silent era and played Jesus Christ in '' The King of Kings''. In later years, he successfu ...

) from

Scotland Yard Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing Greater London's 32 boroughs, but not the City of London, the square mile that forms London's ...

being kidnapped by an international criminal gang. Their intent is to force him to reveal the secrets of the

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's latest military technology. With his fiancée ( Heather Angel), chum 'Algy' ( Reginald Denny), & valet 'Tenny' Tennyson (

E.E. Clive Edward Erskholme Clive (28 August 1879 – 6 June 1940) was a Welsh stage actor and director who had a prolific acting career in Britain and America. He also played numerous supporting roles in Hollywood movies between 1933 and his death. Biog ...

) in tow, Bulldog outwits Scotland Yard's bureaucratic blundering, flies his own plane 1200 miles only to find more bureaucratic blundering by the local British Consul ordering him home without delay. Drummond and his friends aren't easy to get rid of, however; they soon mount a rescue plan, eventually liberating Colonel Nielsen and throwing the villainous ringleader to his own pet lions.

Cast

as Capt. Hugh Chesterton "Bulldog" Drummond * Heather Angel as Phyllis Clavering *

as Col. J.A. Nielson *

J. Carrol Naish Joseph Patrick Carrol Naish (January 21, 1896 – January 24, 1973) was an American actor. He appeared in over 200 credits during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Naish received two Oscar nominations for his supporting roles in the films '' Sahara ...

as Richard Lane * Reginald Denny as Algernon "Algy" Longworth *

as "Tenny" Tennyson *

Anthony Quinn Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001), known professionally as Anthony Quinn, was a Mexican-American actor. He was known for his portrayal of earthy, passionate characters "marked by a brutal and elemental v ...

as Fordine (a henchman) * Michael Brooke as Baron Nevsky *

Matthew Boulton Matthew Boulton (; 3 September 172817 August 1809) was an English manufacturer and business partner of Scottish engineer James Watt. In the final quarter of the 18th century, the partnership installed hundreds of Boulton & Watt steam engine ...

as Major Grey *

Neil Fitzgerald Neil Fitzgerald (15 January 1893 – 15 June 1982) was an Irish actor. Cornelius James Fitzgerald was born at Henry Street (now O'Brien Street), Tipperary, the son of James Joseph Fitzgerald, a grocer, and Ellen McGrath. He was educated in Trini ...

as McTurk (a British spy)

References

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* * * * * Films based on Bulldog Drummond 1938 films American mystery films 1930s English-language films American black-and-white films 1938 adventure films Films set in Morocco American crime thriller films 1930s mystery films 1930s crime thriller films Films directed by Louis King 1930s American films {{crime-thriller-film-stub