1937 detective movie "classic"
Phyllis Clavering (Louise Campbell), the girlfriend of Captain Drummond (John Howard), is kidnapped. Murderer Mikhail Valdin (J. Carroll Naish) and his sister, Erena Soldanis (Helen Freeman), seek revenge for the death of her husband, sent to the gallows a year ago through Drummond's actions. Though Valdin could shoot Drummond, he informs the captain that it would be too quick. Drummond and his friend Colonel Nielsen (John Barrymore) are instead given a series of riddles to solve. The movie is based on the 1928 novel called The Female of the Species by Herman McNeile.
Directed by: Louis King
Starring:
John Barrymore as Colonel Neilson
John Howard as Captain Hugh Bulldog Drummond
Louise Campbell as Phyllis Clavering
Reginald Denny as Algy Longworth
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