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'Pimpernel' Smith

- The man the Gestapo hates!

Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology students to pre-war Nazi Germany to help in his excavations. His research is supported by the Nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of the Aryan origins of German civilisation. However, he has a secret agenda: to free inmates of the concentration camps.

Release Date : 1941-07-28

Language :ItalianEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : British National Films

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : Mister V

Cast

Leslie Howard

Character Name : Professor Horatio Smith

Original Name : Leslie Howard

Gender : Male

Francis L. Sullivan

Character Name : General von Graum

Original Name : Francis L. Sullivan

Gender : Male

Mary Morris

Character Name : Ludmilla Koslowski

Original Name : Mary Morris

Gender : Female

Hugh McDermott

Character Name : David Maxwell

Original Name : Hugh McDermott

Gender : Male

Raymond Huntley

Character Name : Marx

Original Name : Raymond Huntley

Gender : Male

Manning Whiley

Character Name : Bertie Gregson

Original Name : Manning Whiley

Gender : Male

Peter Gawthorne

Character Name : Sidimir Koslowski

Original Name : Peter Gawthorne

Gender : Male

Allan Jeayes

Character Name : Dr Benckendorf

Original Name : Allan Jeayes

Gender : Male

Dennis Arundell

Character Name : Hoffman

Original Name : Dennis Arundell

Gender : Male

Joan Kemp-Welch

Character Name : School-Teacher

Original Name : Joan Kemp-Welch

Gender : Female

Philip Friend

Character Name : Spencer

Original Name : Philip Friend

Gender : Male

Laurence Kitchin

Character Name : Clarence Elstead

Original Name : Laurence Kitchin

Gender : Male

David Tomlinson

Character Name : Steve

Original Name : David Tomlinson

Gender : Male

Basil Appleby

Character Name : Jock MacIntyre

Original Name : Basil Appleby

Gender : Male

Percy Walsh

Character Name : Dvorak

Original Name : Percy Walsh

Gender : Male

Suzanne Clair

Character Name : Salesgirl

Original Name : Suzanne Clair

Gender : Male

Roland Pertwee

Character Name : Embassy Official - Sir George Smith

Original Name : Roland Pertwee

Gender : Male

Charles Paton

Character Name : Steinhof

Original Name : Charles Paton

Gender : Male

Aubrey Mallalieu

Character Name : Dean

Original Name : Aubrey Mallalieu

Gender : Male

George Street

Character Name : Schmidt

Original Name : George Street

Gender : Male

Oriel Ross

Character Name : Lady Willoughby

Original Name : Oriel Ross

Gender : Male

Bryan Herbert

Character Name : Jaromir

Original Name : Bryan Herbert

Gender : Male

Arthur Hambling

Character Name : Jordan

Original Name : Arthur Hambling

Gender : Male

Ben Williams

Character Name : Graubitz

Original Name : Ben Williams

Gender : Male

Ernest Butcher

Character Name : Weber

Original Name : Ernest Butcher

Gender : Male

Mary Brown

Character Name : Girl Student

Original Name : Mary Brown

Gender : Male

W. Phillip

Character Name : Innkeeper

Original Name : W. Phillip

Gender : Male

Ilse Bard

Character Name : Gretchen

Original Name : Ilse Bard

Gender : Male

Ernest Verne

Character Name : German Officer

Original Name : Ernest Verne

Gender : Male

Hector Abbas

Character Name : Karl Meyer

Original Name : Hector Abbas

Gender : Male

Neal Arden

Character Name : Second Prisoner

Original Name : Neal Arden

Gender : Male

Richard George

Character Name : Prison Guard

Original Name : Richard George

Gender : Male

Roddy Hughes

Character Name : Zigor

Original Name : Roddy Hughes

Gender : Male

Hugh Pryse

Character Name : Wagner

Original Name : Hugh Pryse

Gender : Male

Michael Brennan

Character Name : Camp Guard with Lantern

Original Name : Michael Brennan

Gender : Male

Elwyn Brook-Jones

Character Name : Bit Part

Original Name : Elwyn Brook-Jones

Gender : Male

Sebastian Cabot

Character Name : Bit Role

Original Name : Sebastian Cabot

Gender : Male

Peter Cozens

Character Name : Man

Original Name : Peter Cozens

Gender : Male

Arthur Denton

Character Name : Gestapo Man Following Smith

Original Name : Arthur Denton

Gender : Male

Irene Handl

Character Name : Bit Part

Original Name : Irene Handl

Gender : Female

Vincent Holman

Character Name : Doctor at Diggings

Original Name : Vincent Holman

Gender : Male

Ronald Howard

Character Name : Minor Role

Original Name : Ronald Howard

Gender : Male

Stuart Latham

Character Name : Telephone Operator

Original Name : Stuart Latham

Gender : Male

Michael Rennie

Character Name : Prison Camp Officer

Original Name : Michael Rennie

Gender : Male

Charles Rolfe

Character Name : German Officer at Customs

Original Name : Charles Rolfe

Gender : Male

John Slater

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : John Slater

Gender : Male

Harry Terry

Character Name : Camp Guard

Original Name : Harry Terry

Gender : Male

A.E. Matthews

Character Name : Earl of Meadowbrook

Original Name : A.E. Matthews

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-07-08

Leslie Howard is on good form here as the outwardly fastidious academic with a secret to keep. He decides to offer some of his students an holiday trip to Germany (just the boys!) so they can try to establish once and for all whether there was an "Aryan" race there. Quickly we discover he also has an hand in rescuing many creative and scientifically minded for the evil clutch of the Nazis and their chocolate eating boss "General von Graum" (Francis L. Sullivan). As the students get in on the act, it's the American "David" (Hugh McDermott) who is most itching for action and it's also him who falls for the charms of "Ludmilla" (Mary Morris) who is treading a very dangerous path trying to save her imprisoned father whilst not betraying this updated iteration of Howard's "Scarlet Pimpernel". There's some lovely writing here - especially from the swastika wearing propagandists who insist that their nation is the ideal place to live and work. As the story progresses, there becomes something effectively sinister about the denouement and the battle of wills between Howard and a very much on form Sullivan that delivers one of the more memorable wartime thrillers.