13 Lead Soldiers (1948)

★ 6.0 1h 4m IMDb

Captain Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond is called in to solve the murder of a man from whom two lead soldiers were stolen. Drummond learns that the two soldiers were part of a set of thirteen which formed the key to a hidden vault of treasure. Following some clever sleuthing and set-up on Drummond's part, the guilty man is trapped in the vault,which is hidden behind the fireplace.

13 Lead Soldiers

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Cast

Tom Conway
Tom Conway as Capt. Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond Died 1967 · St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia] From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tom Conway (born Thomas Charles Sanders, 15 September 1904 – 22 April 1967) was a British film, television and radio actor remembered for playing private detecti...
John Newland
John Newland as Algernon 'Algy' Longworth Died 2000 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA John Newland was an American director, actor, television producer, and screenwriter. In 1959, Newland became the host and director of the paranormal television series One Step Beyond. The series ende...
Maria Palmer
Maria Palmer as Estelle Prager, alias Estelle Gorday Died 1981 · Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria] This lovely Austrian-born actress was born (in 1917) and raised in Vienna, performing as a child on stage and appearing in various productions for the renowned Max Reinhardt. Trained in dance, she was...
Helen Westcott
Helen Westcott as Cynthia Stedman Died 1998 · Los Angeles, California, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Helen Westcott (born January 1, 1928, Los Angeles, California — died March 17, 1998, Edmonds, Washington) was an American stage and screen actor and former chil...
William Stelling
William Stelling as Phillip Coleman Died 1998 · Weehawken, New Jersey, USA
Terry Kilburn
Terry Kilburn as Seymour Age 99 · West Ham, Essex, Greater London, England, UK From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Terence Edward Kilburn (born 25 November 1926), known for his acting work prior to 1953 as Terry Kilburn, is an English-American actor. Born in London, he moved...

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CinemaSerf 6/10 Jul 09, 2022
Well I have to thank this film for one thing: I now know what a palimpsest is! John Newland ("Algy") gets a chance to step up a bit more in this engaging crime drama based around some mysterious lead soldiers - each depicting different figures from history. He, and his boss "Drummond" (Tom Conway) temporarily swap identities before being brought into the mystery when a man is murdered, and his two wee sculptures are pinched. What gives? Well it doesn't take our dynamic duo long before they discover that there are actually eleven more of these metal blighters, and together with an accompanying parchment they could reveal a hidden treasure. Maria Palmer ("Estelle") brings a little intrigue to the proceedings and Harry Cording reprises his oft-visited role as the man with the menace. I think this is one of the better "Bulldog Drummond" adventures. It's well enough paced and Newland and Conway work well together with a gentle humour and bit of help from their disdainful Scotland Yard ally "Insp. McIver" (Gordon Richards) to create quite an enjoyable treasure hunt with quite a strong (if terribly lit) denouement.

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