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Bulldog Drummond (1929) Colman's first sound film. He's an ex-army officer looking for excitement - and finds it when Joan Bennett persuades him to look into the fate of her father.
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934) Entertaining sequel to the 1929 hit. Colman's Hugh Drummond discovers a gang of smugglers in a London household and sets about bringing them to justice. Loretta Young costars.
Clive
of India (1935) Rousing action with Colman as the man determined
to secure British power in India. Loretta Young costars.
Condemned (1929) Colman's a prisoner on Devil's Island who falls
in love with the warden's wife (Ann Harding).
Cynara (1932) Colman's a barrister whose one deviation from marital
fidelity wreaks havoc for many concerned.
The Devil to Pay (1931)
Light and airy tale of Colman as a carefree playboy who finds love with
Loretta Young, but has to settle some complications (mainly, mistress Myrna Loy)
before they can marry.
If I Were King (1938) Wonderful romp with Colman as 15th century poet/vagabond Francois Villon, appointed Grand Constable on the whim of King Louis XI (Basil Rathbone).
Late George Apley, The (1947)
Colman's role as the patriarch of a very proper Boston dynasty is tailor-made for him in this gentle spoof of stuffiness. Witty and articulate film.
Light That Failed, The (1939) Colman's a painter whose sight begins
to fail due to an old war wound. Walter Huston and Ida Lupino costar.
Lucky Partners (1940) Amusing fluff about two strangers who win
a lottery and decide to take a "platonic honeymoon" together.
Ginger Rogers costars.
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1935) Colman's a White Russian émigré working as a Monte Carlo cab driver. When he breaks the bank at the casino the managers plan to use him for publicity - but he has other ideas.
The Masquerader (1933) Double role for Colman: a very ill, drug-addicted Member of Parliament, and his look-alike cousin, who impersonates the MP after the latter's collapse.
My Life with Caroline (1941) Colman patiently waits on the sidelines while his wife (Anna Lee) dallies with other men. Odd comedy.
Raffles (1930) Colman's perfectly cast as the gentleman thief.
Kay Francis costars.
Under Two Flags (1936) Foreign Legion action as Colman and Victor
McLaglen vie for Claudette Colbert's affections.
Unholy Garden, The (1931) Colman hides out with a gang of criminals
in North Africa.
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