13 Lead Soldiers

1948 PG-13 1h 4m

6.2 / 10 5

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6.2/10

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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.

Director Frank McDonald

Stars

Tom Conway John Newland Maria Palmer

Tom Conway

Capt. Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond

John Newland

Algernon 'Algy' Longworth

Maria Palmer

Estelle Prager, alias Estelle Gorday

Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)

Crime Mystery

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Geronimo1967 9 Jul 2022

6/10

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) temporarily swap identities before being brought into the mystery when a man is murdered, and his two...