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.
Frank McDonald
Bernard Small
George Robinson
Tom Conway
Capt. Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond
John Newland
Algernon 'Algy' Longworth
Maria Palmer
Estelle Prager, alias Estelle Gorday
Helen Westcott
Cynthia Stedman
William Stelling
Phillip Coleman
Terry Kilburn
Seymour
Gordon Richards
Police Insp. McIver
Harry Cording
Edward Vane
John Goldsworthy
Dr. Ashley Stedman
William Edmunds
Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)
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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...
Bernard Small Productions
20th Century Fox