The Scarlet Pimpernel - 1935 - Claude Abraham

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The Scarlet Pimpernel - 1935

I recently acquired a DVD of the 1935 version of "The Scarlet Pimpernel". I must say I was very pleased with it.
I only recently began to appreciate Leslie Howard. Other than "Gone With The Wind", I don't recall seeing much of him. I hear he perished in combat, WW2. He was a great actor. In TSP he was very good. I particularly liked his poem:
"They seek him here,
They seek him there,
Those Frenchys seek him everywhere,
Is he in heaven?
Or is he in hell?
That elusive pimpernel."
The story was captivating, and Merle Oberon (wife of Percy) and Raymond Massey (French officer looking to Capture TSP) were great. Percy (Leslie Howard) sneaks into France during the Reign Of Terror following the French Revolution and rescues aristocrats from being executed, sneaking them out of the country. The movie is quite sobering.
I highly recommend this film.

Claude

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Topic - The Scarlet Pimpernel - 1935 - Claude Abraham 14:52:14 07/20/06 (2)

He absolutely was brilliant in "Of Human Bondage" which - tinear 14:15:24 07/21/06 (0)

Re: The Scarlet Pimpernel - 1935 - eppis1 15:33:15 07/20/06 (0)

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