13 Lead Soldiers
CrimeMystery
6/10
|US
|en
|64 min
Release Date: 1948-04-30
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.
Production Companies
Bernard Small Productions20th Century Fox
User Reviews
CinemaSerf
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...
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