''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

Once again on the eve of his wedding, Captain Hugh Drummond has more pressing concerns when he sets off from London for Spanish-Morocco: his fiancée Phillis Clavering has seen Colonel Nielsen from

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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, chum 'Algy', and valet 'Tenny' Tennyson in tow, Bulldog outwits Scotland Yard's bureaucratic blundering and flies his own plane 1200 miles, only to find more bureaucratic blundering by the local British Consul, who orders him home without delay. Drummond and his friends are not 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

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. He held office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. His eleven-year tenure as prime min ...

as Capt. Hugh Chesterton "Bulldog" Drummond * Heather Angel as Phyllis Clavering * H.B. Warner 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 films during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He became a dialect specialist, and was called upon to play character roles of many na ...

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

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 ...

as "Tenny" Tennyson *

Anthony Quinn Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001), known as Anthony Quinn, was an American actor. He was known for his portrayal of earthy, passionate characters "marked by a brutal and elemental virility" in over 100 ...

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

Matthew Boulton Matthew Boulton ( ; 3 September 172817 August 1809) was an English businessman, inventor, mechanical engineer, and silversmith. He was a business partner of the Scottish engineer James Watt. In the final quarter of the 18th century, the par ...

as Major Grey *

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

as McTurk (a British spy)

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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 English-language crime thriller films English-language adventure films English-language mystery films {{crime-thriller-film-stub