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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, fed up with his sedate lifestyle, advertises looking for excitement, and becomes a gentleman adventurer.
Bulldog Drummond, fictional character, the English hero of a popular series of English mystery novels (from 1920) by Sapper. Drummond, a two-fisted man of action, made his first appearance in a short story published in The Strand Magazine.
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Nov 6, 2018 · CAPTAIN HUGH “BULLDOG” DRUMMOND, DSO, MC, Britian’s immensely popular two-fisted adventurer was, in many ways, the response to the American hard-boiled school. He made his debut in the eponymous novel Bulldog Drummond (1920) and instantly proved popular, appearing in a slew of stories, novels, movies, plays and radio episodes over the ...
He created a character shaped by that war, a former Infantry captain who had been exposed to danger and violence, rather liked it, and looked for similar thrills in civilian life. So our story starts with young Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond bored and restless.
The Bulldog Drummond character, created by “Sapper” (Herman Cyril McNeile), underwent a number of different incarnations from 20s silents through the 40s, and even occassionally in the 50s and 60s.
Jun 1, 2016 · Calling Bulldog Drummond stars Walter Pidgeon as the titular character, older and mostly retired, but called back into service by the police who cannot get a break in a nasty series of jewel robberies. They have a suspect but no real evidence, so Drummond fakes his disgrace from his local gentlemen’s club — much to Algy’s (the great David ...
Bulldog Drummond was one of the most popular fictional characters of the 1920s and 1930s. Bulldog Drummond, published in 1920, was the book that launched the career of this gentleman crime-fighter and adventurer. In Bulldog Drummond we meet Captain Hugh Drummond, and he’s bored. Peacetime does not agree with him.
