The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937)

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Paris is Burning! Under the Iron Fist of Robespierre hundreds are executed, by the swift and bloodstained guillotine. Through these acts of injustice a new heroism is born - The League of The Scarlet Pimpernel.

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11 December 2011 | ctomvelu1
5
| Not much of a sequel
Hollywood is hardly the only one to crank out unnecessary sequels. Britain was also guilty of it, and early on, too. "Return" is essentially a rehash of the first movie, made a couple of years earlier. It even reuses footage and sets from that classic. The leads have changed, but not the basic plot, which has Sir Percy forced to go back to France one last time, in this case to rescue his wife from the clutches of the sinister Robespierre. It clearly is a trap, but nothing will keep the good old Pimpernel from carrying out his mission. He is up against the usual clods and dolts, after all. A young James Mason has a small role. This is no worse, I suppose, than "Son of Monte Cristo" or "Son of Robin Hood." Mercifully, there was to be no third Pimpernel film.

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This film was included in the first syndicated television presentation of a package of major studio feature films on USA television; it premiered in Boston Sunday 11 July 1948 on WBZ (Channel 4), followed by Chicago Monday 19 July 1948 on WGN (Channel 9), by Philadelphia Friday 20 August 1948 on WFIL (Channel 6), by New York City, Sunday 5 September 1948 on WPIX (Channel 11), by Baltimore Saturday 20 November 1948 on WMAR (Channel 2), by Atlanta Wednesday 23 February 1949 on WSB (Channel 8), and by Dayton Monday 9 May 1949 on WHIO (Channel 13). The package consisted of 24 Alexander Korda productions originally released theatrically between 1933 and 1942.

Quotes

Chauvelin: A demmed intrusive weed

Goofs

The name "Brighton" dates from 1810. In 1792 the town was called "Brighthelmstone."

Crazy Credits

Opening credits prologue: 1794

Paris under the heel of the dictator Robespierre.

Alternate Versions

Released in Great Britain at 94 minutes; USA version runs 88 minutes.

Soundtracks

Here's a Health unto His Majesty
(uncredited)
Traditional
Sung by Sir Percy Blakeney, Sir Andrew Ffoulkes and the rest of the Scarlet Pimpernel's team

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Plot Summary

Genres

Drama | History | Romance

Details

Release Date:

10 April 1938

Language

English

Country of Origin

UK

Filming Locations

London Film Studios, Denham Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

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