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Bulldog Drummond was "a British investigator called 'Bulldog' because he was relentless in the pursuit of criminals." The character was created by British author <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._C._McNeile" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">H. C. McNeile</a>. In addition to McNeile's books, Drummond was featured in a series of films from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Pictures" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Paramount Pictures</a> in the 1930s. Drummond was described as "a polished man-about-town, whose hobby is crime detection and the apprehension of criminals."Radio historian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dunning_(radio_historian)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">John Dunning</a> commented, "With his sidekick Denny, Captain Hugh Drummond solved the usual run of murders, collected the usual run of bumps on the head, and ran afoul of underworld characters ranging from radium thieves to counterfeiters."  In a 1948 column in the Oakland Tribune, media critic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Crosby_(media_critic)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">John Crosby</a> called the program "the first of the more successful exemplars of radio espionage and intrigue."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulldog_Drummond_(radio_program)#cite_note-7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[7]</a>One notable aspect of Bulldog Drummond was its opening (created by producer-director <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himan_Brown" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Himan Brown</a>), which "evoked a London ambiance with footsteps, a foghorn, shots, and three blasts of a police whistle." Following the sound effects, an announcer introduced the program with the line, "Out of the fog ... out of the night ... and into his American adventures ... comes ... Bulldog Drummond."

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Bulldog Drummond was "a British investigator called 'Bulldog' because he was relentless in the pursuit of criminals." The character was created by British author H. C. McNeile. In addition to McNeile's books, Drummond was featured in a series of films from Paramount Pictures in the 1930s. Drummond was described as "a polished man-about-town, whose hobby is crime detection and the apprehension of criminals."Radio historian John Dunning commented, "With his sidekick Denny, Captain Hugh Drummond solved the usual run of murders, collected the usual run of bumps on the head, and ran afoul of underworld characters ranging from radium thieves to counterfeiters." In a 1948 column in the Oakland Tribune, media critic John Crosby called the program "the first of the more successful exemplars of radio espionage and intrigue."[7]One notable aspect of Bulldog Drummond was its opening (created by producer-director Himan Brown), which "evoked a London ambiance with footsteps, a foghorn, shots, and three blasts of a police whistle." Following the sound effects, an announcer introduced the program with the line, "Out of the fog ... out of the night ... and into his American adventures ... comes ... Bulldog Drummond."

Bulldog Drummond was "a British investigator called 'Bulldog' because he was relentless in the pursuit of criminals." The character was created by British author&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._C._McNeile" rel="noopener noreferrer">H. C. McNeile</a>. In addition to McNeile's books, Drummond was featured in a series of films from&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Pictures" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paramount Pictures</a> in the 1930s. Drummond was described as "a polished man-about-town, whose hobby is crime detection and the apprehension of criminals."Radio historian&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dunning_(radio_historian)" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Dunning</a>&nbsp;commented, "With his sidekick Denny, Captain Hugh Drummond solved the usual run of murders, collected the usual run of bumps on the head, and ran afoul of underworld characters ranging from radium thieves to counterfeiters." &nbsp;In a 1948 column in the Oakland Tribune, media critic&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Crosby_(media_critic)" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Crosby</a>&nbsp;called the program "the first of the more successful exemplars of radio espionage and intrigue."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulldog_Drummond_(radio_program)#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer">[7]</a>One notable aspect of&nbsp;Bulldog Drummond&nbsp;was its opening (created by producer-director&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himan_Brown" rel="noopener noreferrer">Himan Brown</a>), which "evoked a London ambiance with footsteps, a foghorn, shots, and three blasts of a police whistle." Following the sound effects, an announcer introduced the program with the line, "Out of the fog ... out of the night ... and into his American adventures ... comes ... Bulldog Drummond."

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