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Auction History Result 2a0489 BULLDOG DRUMMOND LC 1929 Joan Bennett & detective Ronald Colman by Montagu Love, ultra rare! Date Sold 4/17/2022 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Card (LC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Bulldog Drummond, the 1929 F. Richard Jones detective crime mystery thriller ("Ronald Colman thrills as a bold adventurer!"; "By 'Sapper'") starring Ronald Colman (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; in the title role as Bulldog Drummond), Claud Allister, Lawrence Grant, Joan Bennett, and Montagu Love. 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 this 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. Important Added Info: Note that we have only previously auctioned two lobby cards from this movie, and we have never before auctioned THIS card! Also note that we have a scan of both the front and the back of this lobby card, which should greatly help you see what defects it has. Condition: good to very good. The card has pinholes in the corners, with a few smudges and small stains. It has a pinhole in the left of the top and bottom border, with a 1" tear in the right of the bottom border that was repaired with tape from the back, and a few tiny tears in the rest of the borders. You can clearly see the above relatively minor border defects by looking at our image of the back of the card. Otherwise, the card is in pretty nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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