The Scarlet Pimpernel

In this adventure film set during France's Reign of Terror, the revolutionary regime is troubled and baffled by a series of daring rescues of condemned aristocrats. Leaving a small red flower as his calling card, the Scarlet Pimpernel assumes a variety of disguises as he saves the gentry from the guillotine. The French send Chauvelin, an investigator posing as an ambassador, to discover the identity of the Pimpernel. The courageous savior is none other than Sir Percy Blakeney, a dandy in the court of the Prince of Wales. (Does not circulate)Genre/FormFeature films.

Credits

Directed by
Harold Young
Written by
Alexander Korda, Lajos Bíró, Arthur Wimperis, Robert E. Sherwood
Cast
Leslie Howard, Walter Rilla, Merle Oberon, Derrick De Marney, Melville Cooper, Anthony Bushell, Bramwell Fletcher, Raymond Massey, Annie Esmond, Robert Riettii, Mabel Terry-Lewis, Nigel Bruce, A. Bromley Davenport, Allan Jeayes, Edmund Breon, Gibb McLaughlin, John Turnbull, Morland Graham …
Produced by
Alexander Korda
Cinematography
Harold Rosson
Music
Arthur Benjamin
Edited by
William Hornbeck
Complete catalog record
In this adventure film set during France's Reign of Terror, the revolutionary regime is troubled and baffled by a series of daring rescues of condemned aristocrats. Leaving a small red flower as his calling card, the Scarlet Pimpernel assumes a variety of disguises as he saves the gentry from the guillotine. The French send Chauvelin, an investigator posing as an ambassador, to discover the identity of the Pimpernel. The courageous savior is none other than Sir Percy Blakeney, a dandy in the court of the Prince of Wales. (Does not circulate)
Genre/FormFeature films.
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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q3224830 ↗ — country, credits