The Scarlet Pimpernel
Match courage with courage... meet cunning with cunning!
1934 · 1h 37m · Not Rated
Adventure, Drama
Directed by
Harold Young
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
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.
Director and cast
- Harold Young Director
- Leslie Howard as Sir Percy Blakeney / The Scarlet Pimpernel
- Merle Oberon as Lady Blakeney
- Raymond Massey as Chauvelin
- Nigel Bruce as The Prince of Wales
- Bramwell Fletcher as The Priest
- Anthony Bushell as Sir Andrew Ffoulkes
- Joan Gardner as Suzanne de Tournay
- Walter Rilla as Armand St. Just
- Mabel Terry-Lewis as Countess de Tournay
- O.B. Clarence Cast
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