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“Pimpernel” Smith (1941)

By Arie Vilner

Jul 11, 2019
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Directed by Leslie Howard.

Screenplay by Anatole de Grunwald.

Based on a story by Baroness Emmuska Orczy.

Starring Leslie Howard, Francis Sullivan, and Mary Morris.

Released by British National Films, 1941.

Running time: 120 minutes.

Author’s note: This review contains spoilers for both “Pimpernel” Smith and The Scarlett Pimpernel.

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