The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
The Scarlet Pimpernel is a 1934 drama movie directed by Harold Young, with a running time of 1h 37m. It stars Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon and Raymond Massey.
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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Cast
- Leslie Howard as Sir Percy Blakeney / The Scarlet Pimpernel
- Merle Oberon as Lady Marguerite 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 as Count de Tournay
- Ernest Milton as Robespierre
- Edmund Breon as Col. Winterbottom
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