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The Scarlet Pimpernel
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The Scarlet Pimpernel

1934-12-20 · 97 min · ★ 7.0

Drama · Adventure

18th century English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life. He appears to be merely the effete aristocrat, but in reality is part of an underground effort to free French nobles from Robespierre's Reign of Terror.

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Directors
Harold Young
Production companies
London Films Productions
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Leslie HowardLeslie HowardSir Percy Blakeney / The Scarlet Pimpernel
Merle OberonMerle OberonLady Marguerite Blakeney
Raymond MasseyRaymond MasseyChauvelin
Nigel BruceNigel BruceThe Prince of Wales
Bramwell FletcherBramwell FletcherThe Priest
Anthony BushellAnthony BushellSir Andrew Ffoulkes
Joan GardnerJoan GardnerSuzanne de Tournay
Walter RillaWalter RillaArmand St. Just
Mabel Terry-LewisMabel Terry-LewisCountess de Tournay
O.B. ClarenceO.B. ClarenceCount de Tournay
Ernest MiltonRobespierre
Edmund BreonEdmund BreonCol. Winterbottom
Melville CooperMelville CooperRomney
Gibb McLaughlinGibb McLaughlinThe Barber
Morland GrahamMorland GrahamTreadle
Brember WillsBrember WillsDoman (uncredited)
Hindle EdgarLord Wilmot
William FreshmanLord Hastings
A. Bromley DavenportA. Bromley DavenportFrench innkeeper (Brogard)
Allan JeayesAllan JeayesLord Grenville

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