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BULLDOG DRUMMOND'S REVENGE BULLDOG DRUMMOND'S REVENGE 1sh OR search current auctions Auction History Result 7b191 BULLDOG DRUMMOND'S REVENGE 1sh 1938 detective John Howard in the title role, ultra-rare! Date Sold 6/25/2019Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 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 had never auctioned one in all our years of auctioning! We auctioned this very same poster earlier this year, but the high bidder never paid, so we are now re-auctioning it and it is still the only example of this poster we have ever auctioned. Condition: good. There is light rippling throughout the poster from exposure to moisture and there is some separation in the upper and lower crossfold. There is some dot staining at upper right and there are some areas of paper loss along portions of the upper vertical foldline. Certainly the ultra-rare poster could be restored and linenbacked and it would look great, but please bear in mind its defects and cost of restoration before placing a bid. Learn More about condition grades
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