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The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1928)

The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel poster
Directed by
T. Hayes Hunter
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United Kingdom
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This silent film follows a nobleman who secretly rescues people from danger in revolutionary France. It is based on a novel by Baroness Emma Orczy.

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What happens

The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a 1928 British silent costume drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Matheson Lang, Juliette Compton and Nelson Keys. It was based on the 1922 novel The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emma Orczy. It was made at Cricklewood Studios, with art direction by Clifford Pember. Madeleine Carroll was meant to play Lady Blakeney but filming was delayed and proved unavailable. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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