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Auction History Result 2r016 13 LEAD SOLDIERS one-sheet poster '48 Tom Conway as Bulldog Drummond, detective thriller! Date Sold 11/11/2008 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41") (Learn More) Thirteen Lead Soldiers, the 1948 Frank McDonald police detective crime mystery thriller ("Adapted from the original story by 'Sapper'") starring Tom Conway ("as 'Bulldog Drummond'"), Maria Palmer, Helen Westcott, John Newland, Terry Kilburn, and William Stelling. 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. Condition: good to very good. There is a 1/4" hole in the white background at center that has been repaired with a large piece of tape from the back. This tape has bled through to the front slightly and there are several small tears around the edges of the poster (again, repaired with tape from the back). Learn More about condition grades 
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