| Director | Donald Gallaher |
|---|---|
| Producer | William Fox |
| Writer | Llewellyn Hughes |
| Starring | Kenneth MacKenna Marceline Day Peter Gawthorne |
| Music | George Lipschultz |
| Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke |
| Editing | Clyde Carruth |
| Studio | Fox Film Corporation |
| Distributor | Fox Film Corporation |
| Released | April 13, 1930 |
| Runtime | 58 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Temple Tower is a 1930 American pre-Code crime film directed by Donald Gallaher and starring Kenneth MacKenna, Marceline Day. and Peter Gawthorne.
The film depicts the character of Bulldog Drummond, a British adventurer, and is based on the 1929 novel Temple Tower by Herman Cyril McNeile.[1] It is sandwiched between more celebrated portrayals of the character by Ronald Colman in two United Artists films, Bulldog Drummond and Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back.[2]
Although described as lost,[2] the film still survives, with copies held in the UCLA Archives.[3]
Plot
Bulldog Drummond goes up against a gang of jewel thieves led by Benjamin Blackton, and also a masked stranger who wants unhallowed revenge upon them.
Cast
- Kenneth MacKenna as Bulldog Drummond
- Marceline Day as Patricia Verney
- Henry B. Walthall as Blackton
- Cyril Chadwick as Peter Darrell
- Peter Gawthorne as Marrhews
- Ivan Linow as Gaspard
- Frank Lanning as The Nightingale
- Yorke Sherwood as Constable Muggins
References
- ^ Temple Tower entry, ftvdb.bfi.org.uk; accessed July 23, 2015.
- ^ Backer p.42
- ^ "Welcome to UC Library Search!"
Bibliography
- Backer. Ron. Mystery Movie Series of 1930s Hollywood. McFarland, 2012.
External links
- Temple Tower at IMDb