Pimpernel Smith
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| Pimpernel Smith | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Leslie Howard |
| Produced by | Leslie Howard Harold Huth (assoc.) |
| Written by | Baroness Orczy (novel) Anatole de Grunwald |
| Starring | Leslie Howard Francis L. Sullivan Mary Morris |
| Release date(s) | 1941 (UK), 1942 (US) |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Pimpernel Smith is a 1941 adventure film, directed by and starring Leslie Howard, which updates the Scarlet Pimpernel story from Revolutionary France to pre-World War II Europe.
The film features an early screen appearance by David Tomlinson.
[edit] Plot summary
A seemingly absent-minded archeology professor, Horatio Smith (Howard) helps refugees escape from the Gestapo. During one daring rescue, he is wounded, which reveals his secret to his admiring students. They enthusiastically join him in his fight.
But things are complicated when one of his students brings him a mysterious woman in distress, Ludmilla Koslowski (Morris). When her father's life is threatened by the Gestapo, she is forced to secretly work for the enemy. Smith engages in a game of cat-and-mouse with his ruthless adversary, General von Graum (Sullivan), who has been assigned to track him down.
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