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BULLDOG DRUMMOND'S REVENGE BULLDOG DRUMMOND'S REVENGE WC, regular OR search current auctions Auction History Result 2p0028 BULLDOG DRUMMOND'S REVENGE WC 1938 detective John Howard in the title role, ultra-rare! Date Sold 8/2/2022 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Movie Window Card (WC; measures 14" x 18" [36 x 46 cm]) (Learn More) Bulldog Drummond's Revenge, the 1937 Louis King detective mystery crime action adventure thriller ("Based on 'The Return of Bulldog Drommond' by H.C. [Sapper] McNeile") starring John Barrymore, John Howard (in the title role as Bulldog Drummond), Louise Campbell, E.E. Clive, and Reginald Denny. Note that "Bulldog Drummond" was a fictional English detective who was created in 1920 in a magazine story by H.C. McNeile, who wrote under the pen name of "Sapper" He appeared in ten novels, short stories, and even stage plays. When McNeile passed away in 1937, his friend, Gerard Fairlie, wrote more stories between 1938 and 1954, and after that, other authors created even more stories. Drummond was a World War I veteran who is bored and becomes an amateur detective, and he marries his first client, who becomes his assistant. The first movie based on this character was in 1923, with Carlyle Blackwell in the lead role. There was one more silent with Jack Buchanan in the lead, and then Ronald Colman starred in the first sound version in 1929. There were 13 movies in the 1930s, many with John Howard in the lead role. The character was revived in 1947, and 5 movies were made between 1947 and 1951, with Ron Randell, Tom Conway, and Walter Pidgeon playing the leads. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this is an extremely rare poster. We have never auctioned one in all our years of auctioning! Note also that this poster has been trimmed and it now measures 14" x 18" [36 x 46 cm]. Also note that this window card was never folded. Often window cards would be folded across the middle, because that would make them 11" x 14", and they could then be sent with standard folded posters. Most collectors put an added value on a window card that has never been folded. Condition: fair to good. The poster was in a frame and it has darkened noticeably around the edges (see our image). Please do not bid on this very rare window card unless you can accept this. Learn More about condition grades 
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