George Zucco only played Moriarty once, but that was enough to make him forever associated with that character, it being the second of the Sherlock Holmes series and one of the best. With thick goggles and an evil leer, he's come up with a surefire way to kill, and it's up to Bulldog Drummond to stop him. John Howard was nicely set in the role originated by John Barrymore in the silent era and continued with Ronald Colman, and the series of hour long B pictures are fun and easy to get through with a great supporting cast, a light-hearted humorous touch that has an air of elegance, and ridiculous plot lines that are straight out of later James Bond movies but easier to follow and wrapped up in 75% of the time.
It's the day of his wedding to Heather Angel, and he has to delay it because her life is threatened thanks to a note found on his back by "the stinger", the identity whom the audience knows but Drummond and other associates do not. E. E. Clive is very funny as Howard's valet, and H. B. Warner perfect as the head of Scotland Yard. Zeffie Tilbury, that old dear who celebrated granny's rejuvenation in an "Our Gang" short and was the grandmother in "The Grapes of Wrath", is a delight as Angel's aunt. Jean Fenwick adds to the villainy as Zucco's accessory. I was never bored watching this film, and as absurd as much of it is, I have to say it was a delight.
It's the day of his wedding to Heather Angel, and he has to delay it because her life is threatened thanks to a note found on his back by "the stinger", the identity whom the audience knows but Drummond and other associates do not. E. E. Clive is very funny as Howard's valet, and H. B. Warner perfect as the head of Scotland Yard. Zeffie Tilbury, that old dear who celebrated granny's rejuvenation in an "Our Gang" short and was the grandmother in "The Grapes of Wrath", is a delight as Angel's aunt. Jean Fenwick adds to the villainy as Zucco's accessory. I was never bored watching this film, and as absurd as much of it is, I have to say it was a delight.