The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)

12/20/1934 (GB) • 1h 37m

Drama, Adventure

Match courage with courage... meet cunning with cunning!

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Leslie Howard

Sir Percy Blakeney / The Scarlet Pimpernel

Merle Oberon

Lady Marguerite Blakeney

Nigel Bruce

The Prince of Wales

Anthony Bushell

Sir Andrew Ffoulkes

Joan Gardner

Suzanne de Tournay

Walter Rilla

Armand St. Just

Mabel Terry-Lewis

Countess de Tournay


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

husband wife relationship

double life

secret identity

french revolution

guillotine

dandy

aristocrat

18th century

troubled marriage

scarlet pimpernel

reign of terror

fop

1790s

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