Release Date: 1948-04-30
Overview: Captain Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond is called in to solve the murder of a man from whom two lead soldiers were stolen. Drummond learns that the two soldiers were part of a set of thirteen which formed the key to a hidden vault of treasure. Following some clever sleuthing and set-up on Drummond's part, the guilty man is trapped in the vault,which is hidden behind the fireplace.
Rating: 6 / 10
Tom Conway
as Capt. Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond
John Newland
as Algernon 'Algy' Longworth
Maria Palmer
as Estelle Prager, alias Estelle Gorday
Helen Westcott
as Cynthia Stedman
William Stelling
as Phillip Coleman
Frank McDonald - Director
Milton Rosen - Music
Eddie Stein - Assistant Director
Bernard Small - Producer
Ben Winkler - Sound
Well I have to thank this film for one thing: I now know what a palimpsest is! John Newland ("Algy") gets a chance to step up a bit more in this engaging crime drama based around some mysterious lead ...