Today's episode is the first film discussion episode of the 3rd Academy Awards and my conversation about the 1929 film Bulldog Drummond. I'm joined by Gareth Bradwick from the "Popped" newsletter and we talk about the film's influence on subsequent films in the genre, how the absence of music affects the overall mood of the film, and how this early example of a franchise film is different from what see today.
You can watch Bulldog Drummond on YouTube and be sure to check out Gareth's newsletter.
Other films mentioned in this episode include:
- Blackmail directed by Alfred Hitchcock
- James Bond (films)
- Dracula directed by Tod Browning and Karl Freund
- The Broadway Melody directed by Harry Beaumont
- The Hollywood Revue of 1929 directed by Charles F. Reisner
- Mission: Impossible directed by Brian De Palma
- Frankenstein directed by James Whale
- The Valiant directed by William K. Howard
- Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back directed by Roy Del Ruth
- The Return of Bulldog Drummond directed by Walter Summers
- Bulldog Drummond at Bay directed by Norman Lee
- The Divine Lady directed by Frank Lloyd
- Disraeli directed by Alfred E. Green
- Dark Shadows (series)
- Susperia directed by Dario Argento
- Gone with the Wind directed by Victor Fleming
- Arrowsmith directed by John Ford
- Dodsworth directed by William Wyler
- Babylon directed by Damian Chazelle
- The Great Dictator directed by Charlie Chaplin
- King of Jazz directed by John Murray Anderson
- Lord of the Rings directed by Peter Jackson
Other referenced topics:
- James Bond (books)
- Agatha Christie novels
- Bulldog Drummond (novel) by Sapper (aka H. C. McNeile)
- William Cameron Menzies: The Shape of Films to Come by James Curtis
- New York Times review
- Variety review
- Kingston Gleaner review
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