GManfred A good addition to the Bulldog Drummond canon. It begins in a very mysterious vein, which leads you to believe you are in for a treat, as Drummond follows a woman to a house that appears empty, save for a dead body on the living room couch. He races outside and brings a bobby back to the scene, only to find several people inside and no corpse. Even though the film quickly descends into farce, it is fast-paced and holds the interest right to the end as Drummond (and us) try to decipher the mystery. Warner Oland is sinister, Charles Butterworth is hysterical as Algy, Loretta Young is lovely and C. Aubrey Smith is flustered as the Chief Inspector. Just my observation; characters in 30's movies seem to fall in love instantaneously, and at the end Colman and Loretta Young announce their wedding after the briefest of encounters. Nevertheless, 'Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back" is very entertaining and well worth you time at 83 minutes.7/10 - Website no longer prints my star rating.

davidjanuzbrown I just saw this film today on Youtube, and it is another Colman winner. His version of Drummond is very much like William Powell's Nick Charles, except there is a lot more action to it. Spoilers ahead: One major plus is seeing Warner Oland as Prince Achemad, who is trying to smuggle furs into London, despite the fact they are infested with cholera. What I like about the film is the way that Drummond always finds a way to come out on top and does it with class and sophistication, which includes catching the villain (With a note hidden in a cigarette case, warning about the cholera), and marrying the girl Lola Fields (Loretta Young). Anyone who likes Colman and or detective stories should make sure they catch this film. I consider myself lucky that I caught it, because although it is listed as being available on DVD, I have never seen it anywhere except Youtube.

tedg You've seen this plot before: someone sees a body and then it disappears. Flustered unbelieving cops, Irish because of the era. In this case, that same device is pulled three times on the cops, then in the finale is turned around and pulled twice on the bad guys. Here we have a charming detective who takes enough nonchalant risks to get himself in trouble, and enough pluck to get himself out. But we have some cool narrative devices that play with the detective genre, not yet quite fully formed, but formed enough to honk with. Our detective remarks that the mystery would be more interesting if a beautiful woman in distress appeared. In a few seconds this happens, with absolutely no reason. Its as if he just wrote it that way. She mentions that he is like someone out of a book. Later, he calls in a story to the bad guys and they believe it.Ted's Evaluation -- 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.

mraguso I have been lucky enough to collect all the old Bulldog Drummond movies and I believe that this one is the best all-around offering.Ronald Coleman comes across as sophisticated without being pretentious, as adventuresome without being an unreasonable risk-taker. In fact his whole demeanor is one of having fun and inviting the audience along for the ride. Lorreta Young is as beautiful as ever and plays the damsel in distress in true 1930s melodramatic splendor.Warner Oland comes across with one of his classic, pre-Charlie Chan villian portrayals that is both menacing as well as full of oily charm, also common in the 30s adventures.I loved it when I first saw it a year ago and I have brought it out for several viewings since then and I have enjoyed it every time.In short it is the kind of movie that reminds the viewer of how charming and full of fun Ronald Coleman was on the screen.