Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
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The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a 1937 British thriller film directed by Hanns Schwarz
and starring Barry K. Barnes
, Sophie Stewart
, Margaretta Scott
and James Mason
. It is a sequel to the 1934 film The Scarlet Pimpernel based on the stories by Baroness Emmuska Orczy.
France, 1794. Citizen Chauvelin lays a trap for his long-standing nemesis Sir Percy Blakeney (Barry K. Barnes
) by kidnapping his wife (Margaretta Scott
).
Hanns Schwarz
Hanns Schwarz was an Austrian film director. He was born in Vienna in 1888. He directed twenty four films between 1924 and 1937 in both English and German. His last film was the 1937 British thriller Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel...
and starring Barry K. Barnes
Barry K. Barnes
Barry K. Barnes was a British film actor. He was born in London. He appeared in sixteen films between 1936 and 1947...
, Sophie Stewart
Sophie Stewart
Sophie Stewart was a British actress. She was born in Crieff, Perthshire on 5 March 1908. Died 1977. In 1937 she starred in Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel as Lady Blakeney.She was married to the actor Ellis Irving.-Selected filmography:...
, Margaretta Scott
Margaretta Scott
Margaretta Scott was an English stage, screen and television actress whose career spanned over seventy years. She is best remembered for playing the eccentric widow Mrs...
and James Mason
James Mason
James Neville Mason was an English actor who attained stardom in both British and American films. Mason remained a powerful figure in the industry throughout his career and was nominated for three Academy Awards as well as three Golden Globes .- Early life :Mason was born in Huddersfield, in the...
. It is a sequel to the 1934 film The Scarlet Pimpernel based on the stories by Baroness Emmuska Orczy.
France, 1794. Citizen Chauvelin lays a trap for his long-standing nemesis Sir Percy Blakeney (Barry K. Barnes
Barry K. Barnes
Barry K. Barnes was a British film actor. He was born in London. He appeared in sixteen films between 1936 and 1947...
) by kidnapping his wife (Margaretta Scott
Margaretta Scott
Margaretta Scott was an English stage, screen and television actress whose career spanned over seventy years. She is best remembered for playing the eccentric widow Mrs...
).
Cast
- Barry K. BarnesBarry K. BarnesBarry K. Barnes was a British film actor. He was born in London. He appeared in sixteen films between 1936 and 1947...
as Sir Percy Blakeney / The Scarlet Pimpernel - Sophie StewartSophie StewartSophie Stewart was a British actress. She was born in Crieff, Perthshire on 5 March 1908. Died 1977. In 1937 she starred in Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel as Lady Blakeney.She was married to the actor Ellis Irving.-Selected filmography:...
as Marguerite Blakeney - Margaretta ScottMargaretta ScottMargaretta Scott was an English stage, screen and television actress whose career spanned over seventy years. She is best remembered for playing the eccentric widow Mrs...
as Theresa Cobarrus - James MasonJames MasonJames Neville Mason was an English actor who attained stardom in both British and American films. Mason remained a powerful figure in the industry throughout his career and was nominated for three Academy Awards as well as three Golden Globes .- Early life :Mason was born in Huddersfield, in the...
as Jean Tallien - Francis ListerFrancis ListerFrancis Lister was a British film actor. He was married to the actress Nora Swinburne.-Selected filmography:* Comin' Thro the Rye * Boden's Boy * At the Villa Rose * Uneasy Virtue...
as ChauvelinCitizen ChauvelinCitizen Armand Chauvelin is the villain in Baroness Emmuska Orczy's classic novel The Scarlet Pimpernel and the various plays and movies derived from the work.... - Anthony BushellAnthony BushellAnthony Bushell was an English film actor and director, who appeared in 56 films between 1929 and 1961. He also appeared on and directed various British TV series such as Danger Man.-Early life:...
as Sir Andrew Ffoulkes - Patrick BarrPatrick BarrPatrick David Barr was a British film and television actor.Born in Akola, India, Patrick Barr went from stage to screen with The Merry Men of Sherwood . He spent the 1930s playing various beneficent authority figures and "reliable friend" types...
as Lord Hastings - David TreeDavid TreeDavid Tree was an English stage and screen actor from a distinguished theatrical family whose career in the 1930s included roles in numerous stage presentations as well as in thirteen films produced between 1937 and 1941, among which were 1939's Goodbye Mr...
as Lord Harry Denning - John CounsellJohn CounsellJohn Counsell is a Canadian broadcaster and pastor.He began pastoring duties in 1981, serving in Canadian communities such as St Catharines, Windsor, Brandon and Neepawa, Manitoba...
as Sir John Selton - Henry OscarHenry OscarHenry Oscar was an English stage and film actor.Born as Henry Wale, he changed his name and began acting in 1911 and appeared in a wide range of films, including Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much , Fire Over England , The Four Feathers , Hatter's Castle ,...
as Maximilien de Robespierre - Hugh Miller as De Calmet, Robespierre's Secretary
- Allan JeayesAllan JeayesAllan Jeayes was a British stage and movie actor.He starred as Howard Joyce in the original 1927 Broadway production of The Letter and played Sir Lawrence Wargarve in the 1943 London production of And Then There Were None.Jeayes made his film debut in the 1918 Nelson as Sir William Hamilton...
as Judge of the Tribunal - O.B. Clarence as De Marre
- George MerrittGeorge Merritt (actor)George Merritt was a British film and television actor.-Selected filmography:* The W Plan * The Lodger * I Was a Spy * Crime on the Hill * The Silver Spoon...
as Chief of Police - Evelyn RobertsEvelyn Roberts-Selected filmography:* Bolibar * Say It with Music * One Precious Year * The Melody-Maker * Anne One Hundred * Purse Strings * Sorrell and Son * The Broken Rosary...
as Prince of Wales