Not a dog

The second of the "Bulldog" Drummond movies made in the late Sixties, it's only available as part of a PAL/R2 "Bulldog" Drummond Double Bill that includes both movies. Unfortunately, the picture is 1:33.1 (DEADLIER THAN THE MALE is 2:35.1 anamorphic). Aspect ratio aside, the movie looks great and the audio track sounds fine. There's also a R1 disc for just DEADLIER THAN THE MALE.

Richard Johnson stars as crackerjack insurance investigator Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond. This sequel to DEADLIER THAN THE MALE, sees Drummond up against his arch-nemesis, who's wearing a new face this time around (James Villiers). Let's just say that not everyone is who they appear to be. While similar in many aspects to DEADLIER THAN THE MALE, this offering is much more of a spy movie. Two similarities to the previous movie are another pair of murderous babes, played by Daliah Lavi and Beba Loncar who while good and easy on the eyes, are no match for the first movie's vicious Elke Sommer and Sylva Koscina. There's a blonde ditz, played by Sydne Rome, in there too. Robert Morley is present in droll role, as Miss Mary, that is almost small enough to be considered a cameo. The sci-fi angle is covered with the movie's two MacGuffins, one of which lends the villain a particularly nasty edge, though refreshingly, he's only in it for a paycheck.

SOME GIRLS DO moves along at a good clip, never giving you enough time to dwell on any possible plot holes. I think they had more money for the sequel, because there's two big action sequences, one in the air and the other on the water, just like, you know, a Bond movie would have. There's also a veritable harem on view. I won't say that it's a better movie than DEADLIER THAN THE MALE, but, other than repeating some of the same schtick unneccessarily, it's not worse either. It's entertaining and the song (SOME GIRLS DO) is pretty good to. This fell between Bond movies, coming out in 1969 (the next would be 1971's DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER), but by 1969 the spy craze was dying, which probably explains why there was never a third movie.