The Drums of Jeopardy

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June Collyer and Lloyd Hughes in The Drums of Jeopardy (1931)

A mad doctor is determined to take revenge on the family he believes is responsible for his daughter's death.A mad doctor is determined to take revenge on the family he believes is responsible for his daughter's death.A mad doctor is determined to take revenge on the family he believes is responsible for his daughter's death.

Director
- George B. Seitz
Writers
- Harold McGrath
- Florence Ryerson
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5.5/10

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Director
- George B. Seitz
Writers
- Harold McGrath
- Florence Ryerson
Stars

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Warner Oland

Dr. Boris Karlov

June Collyer

Kitty Conover

Lloyd Hughes

Prince Nicholas Petroff

Clara Blandick

Abbie Krantz

Hale Hamilton

Martin Kent

Wallace MacDonald

Prince Gregor Petroff

George Fawcett

General Petroff

Florence Lake

Anya Karlov

Mischa Auer

Peter

Ernest Hilliard

Prince Ivan Petroff

Ann Brody

Taisya
(uncredited)

Julia Swayne Gordon

Aristocrat at Banquet
(uncredited)

Ruth Hall

Banquet Guest
(uncredited)

Robert Homans

Detective
(uncredited)

Murdock MacQuarrie

Stephen - the Butler
(uncredited)

Broderick O'Farrell

Dr. Brett
(uncredited)

Harry Semels

Karlov's Henchman
(uncredited)

Director
- George B. Seitz
Writers
- Harold McGrath
- Florence Ryerson
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Trivia
Mad scientist Warner Oland's character's name, Dr. Boris Karlov, was decided upon before the general public became aware of the name of the actor who played Frankenstein Monster. Karloff went on to become the ultimate mad scientist in many subsequent films.

Quotes
Abbie Krantz: Dead or alive, Kitty Conover, you oughtn't have a man in your room at this hour of the night.

Connections
Remake of The Drums of Jeopardy (1923)

Soundtracks
Little White Lies
Composed by Walter Donaldson
Published 1930
Played at piano by June Collyer (as 'Kitty Conover')

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Featured review

3/10

Creaky Fun

Totally implausible/ridiculous but good fun. A pre-Charlie Chan Warner Oland, a Swede, is Russian this time. He's bent on revenge and hams it up all the way.

Neither Oland or the other Russian characters utter a word of Russian. The fleeing royals reach New York and bump into an ingenue and her peppery aunt who, of course, shelter the strangers in their country house. Wouldn't you?

The lights go out more than once. The phone is dead. A claw-like hand jumps out of the curtain to grab the girl. Stuff used a thousand times. The plot creaks and the print used for the DVD is battered, but you could do worse for an early talkie.

Mischa Auer lurks around in a pre-screwball role.