Bulldog Drummonds Escapes (1937)

This time a young Ray Malland plays the Bulldog. Malland's portal, and indeed the whole film, exudes the air of characters knowing they are in a sitting room mystery drama, one of the characters even has a line to the effect of 'your here Mr. Drummond, so we know inevitably there will be some kind of crime for you to solve'. This air of nonchalance and fun is perhaps not surprising given that the film is based on a play called 'Bulldog Drummand Again' (no seriously, that was the plays title). The mystery here involves the counterfeiters of fake war bonds, an inheritance, and the lovely Heather Angel being held captive. Ideocentric fun.