Bulldog Drummond Escapes – Oh, the nostalgia!

Okay, so last Thursday I found myself watching “Bulldog Drummond Escapes” from 1937. Just the *title* had me giggling a bit, thinking back to when I first saw it as a teenager in Västerås with my cousin, who only watched these old flicks to get out of the rain. But let me tell you – there’s this particular mood to these slightly creaky mysteries that still grabs me, like the smell of varmkorv at the busstation.

The star of the show is Ray Milland, no less. He steps in as Bulldog Drummond and honestly, he looks almost *too* dashing for the role, like he rolled straight in from a Swedish midsummer party instead of from the trenches of pulp fiction detective work. Guy’s got charm (even if his accent’s not entirely on point, but hey, who am I to judge?). Heather Angel pops up as Phyllis – she’s feisty, bit like my old gym teacher, always correcting you but secretly on your side.

Director James P. Hogan keeps things tight, even if the pace now feels a little bit like molasses in January, especially compared to today’s stressiga action. The plot? Well, some wild shenanigans in a fancy English manor, villains with less sense than a moose on E4, and an old-school suspense that almost makes you want to put on a three-piece suit and look confused in a library.

And you know what’s so weird? Watching it now, with all our fancy effects and too-slick editing, I actually miss these slower setups. Feels a bit like fika with someone you haven’t seen for ages – awkward, lovely, lots of gaps.

Maybe it’s not a masterpiece, but man, I love that creaky magic. If you’re craving a cozy, old-school who-dunnit, this is like finding a forgotten Ballerina cookie in the cupboard. Skål for that.

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