I decided to try out one of the other crime solvers on the AMC disc with Ellery Queen. I opted to go with Bulldog Drummond over Mr. Moto purely because Drummond was shorter. I was actually surprised at how fast and fun the film was. There is plenty of banter back and forth, a decent mystery and a performance by Ray Milland unlike anything else I have seen him do. Most of my experience with Milland’s work has been as the bad guy or a serious role. I think of The Lost Weekend or Frogs. I was pleasantly surprised at how easily he could slip into the adventurous detective.
Sadly this was Milland’s only outing as Drummond, although several more films were made. I look forward to checking out some of the other films in the future. Bulldog Drummond Escapes gets 2 3/4 stars from me.
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