dbborroughs Review of 13 Lead Soldiers

13 Lead Soldiers (1948)

Enjoyable romp with Tom Conway as Bulldog Drummond

[7/10 · 30 May 2009]

Tom Conway in the second of two outings as Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond. here he's brought into the case of the murder of the owner of two antique lead soldiers. Someone who has similar soldiers is frightened he maybe next and he calls in Drummond to help. Along the way Drummond switches places with Algy and more people turn up dead. Its atypical outing for the captain. Good but not great film some how doesn't completely work. I'm not sure why. Perhaps its meandering script which seems to wander all over the place a bit too much. Certainly its all to do with the plot but it doesn't always feel that way. I did enjoy it and I will watch it again, since any time with Tom Conway in a mystery is time well spent, but at the same time I think this is probably my least favorite Drummond film. That shouldn't put you off since it is still a good mystery. Worth a look, preferably with a second Drummond film.