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The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) -- Leslie Howard plays Sir Percy Blakeney, an 18th century English aristocrat who leads a double life. He appears to be merely the effete aristocrat...

Overview

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Director:
Harold Young
Writers:
Baroness Emmuska Orczy (by)
Lajos Biró (scenario, continuity & dialogue) ...
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Release Date:
7 February 1935 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Comedy more
Tagline:
The Scarlet Pimpernel. Who Was He... What Was His Strange Power?
Plot:
Leslie Howard plays Sir Percy Blakeney, an 18th century English aristocrat who leads a double life. He appears to be merely the effete aristocrat... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Leslie Howard ... Sir Percy Blakeney / The Scarlet Pimpernel

Merle Oberon ... Lady Blakeney
Raymond Massey ... Chauvelin
Nigel Bruce ... The Prince of Wales
Bramwell Fletcher ... The Priest
Anthony Bushell ... Sir Andrew Ffoulkes
Joan Gardner ... Suzanne de Tournay
Walter Rilla ... Armand St. Just
Mabel Terry-Lewis ... Countess de Tournay
O.B. Clarence ... Count de Tournay
Ernest Milton ... Robespierre
Edmund Breon ... Colonel Winterbottom
Melville Cooper ... Romney (The Great Artist)
Gibb McLaughlin ... The Barber
Morland Graham ... Treadle (the tailor) (as Moreland Graham)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
97 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English | French
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Wide Range Noiseless Recording)
Certification:
Australia:G | UK:A (original rating) | UK:U (video rating) | USA:Approved (PCA #578)

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Trivia:
Percy Blakeney refers to one of the boxers as "Mendoza", a reference to Daniel Mendoza, the 17th-century British Jew who revolutionized boxing. Mendoza was the heavyweight champion of England from 1792-5, despite being a middleweight. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Blakeney and the Prince of Wales are seen at a boxing match in which the combatants are in a structure similar to a modern 'square' ring. This form of the ring was not used until around 1838. more
Quotes:
Prince of Wales: [of Sir Percy] Spineless, brainless and useless... more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Comedians (1967) more
Soundtrack:
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik more

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9 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
Much intrigue, tension, and drama, 10 February 2002
10/10
Author: lora64 from Canada

I've seen this fine movie so often yet never tire of tuning in to it. To me it's a fascinating drama that holds no hint of being dated as some films tend to be. Thanks to such an excellent cast and intense story, one is swept along from scene to scene rather expecting the worse but thankful it isn't.

I consider this role to be one of Leslie Howard's best performances. As Sir Percy Blakeney, he's regarded as a frivolous socialite, but in truth he skilfully wends his way through every dangerous situation he encounters during those troubled times. There's a nonchalant, flippant air about him that masks a deep, genuine concern he harbours for saving innocent lives from the dreaded guillotine of revolutionary France.

Merle Oberon, as the beautiful wife of Sir Percy, is continually in distress over the disillusioned position she finds herself in, of having lost all respect for her husband's apparent shallow character, until she learns otherwise. There is also the danger for her brother's life that she tries to avert. All this leads to the villainous presence of Chauvelin, played by Raymond Massey, who is up to his evil ways to say the least.

Nigel Bruce, as the Prince of Wales, has quite the knack of presenting real foppish royalty of the times; it's one of his better roles, being true to type you might say.

It would have been nice to see a stage rendition if possible since it has all the right ingredients for a great play. A true classic!

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