Jack Hulbert is one of those early sound comics--in England mainly--whose reputation has faded over the years but he was quite popular in his day. So much so that his name and face were all that was needed to sell a movie. Probably his best remembered picture today is ALIAS BULLDOG DRUMMOND (aka BULLDOG JACK) in which his comic character is thrust into the center of an otherwise serious mystery in the place of the famous detective of the title. It was funny. He was funny. If, in 1934, I was familiar with Jack Hulbert, this simple would undoubtedly be enough to send me off to the theater.
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