Thursday, December 10, 2009

That Damned Elusive Pimpernel


they seek him here, they seek him there,
those frenchies seek him everywhere,
is he in heaven, or is he in hell,
that demmed, elusive pimpernel~




Movie versions of the books by Baroness Emmuska Orczy (From scarletpimpernel.com)


The Scarlet Pimpernel, 1934 (Leslie Howard)


The Scarlet Pimpernel Returns, 1938 (Barry Barnes)


The Elusive Pimpernel, 1951 (David Niven)

Pimpernel Smith, 1940 (Leslie Howard)

The Scarlet Pimpernel, 1955 (Marius Goring)

The Scarlet Pimpernel, 1982 (Anthony Andrews)-my favorite

Nob and Nobility, 1987 (Rowan Atkinson)-Blackadder

The Scarlet Pimpernel, 1998 (Richard E. Grant)


Links

Scarlet Pimpernel

Blakeney Manor
Wikipedia

Broadway Play

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