13 Lead Soldiers (1948)

6.2/10 64 min Crime Mystery

Overview

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.

Cast

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

William Edmunds

Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)

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