13 Lead Soldiers

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.

Cast

Tom Conway

Tom Conway

as Capt. Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond

John Newland

John Newland

as Algernon 'Algy' Longworth

Maria Palmer

Maria Palmer

as Estelle Prager, alias Estelle Gorday

Helen Westcott

Helen Westcott

as Cynthia Stedman

William Stelling

William Stelling

as Phillip Coleman

Terry Kilburn

Terry Kilburn

as Seymour

Gordon Richards

Gordon Richards

as Police Insp. McIver

Harry Cording

Harry Cording

as Edward Vane

John Goldsworthy

John Goldsworthy

as Dr. Ashley Stedman

William Edmunds

William Edmunds

as Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

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) t...

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