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The Scarlet Pimpernel
Also known as Den røde Pimpernel in Denmark
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Richard Stanton
Cast: Dustin Farnum [Sir Percy Blakeney], Winifred Kingston [Lady Margaret Blakeney], William Burress (William Burgess) [Chauvelin], Bertram Grassby [Sir Andrew Ffoulkes], Bert Hadley [Desles], Howard Gaye [Lord Antony Dewhurst], Willard Louis [Mr. Jellyband], Jack Nelson [Armand St. Just]
Fox Film Corporation production; distributed by Fox Film Corporation. / Scenario by Ben Cohn (Bennett Cohen), from the play The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy and Montague Brastow and the novel The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy. Cinematography by J.D. Jennings (Devereaux Jennings). Presented by William Fox. / Released 4 November 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film’s announced release date of 28 October 1917 was changed to 4 November 1917. The film was released in Denmark as Den røde Pimpernel on 6 October 1919. The novel was subsequently filmed as The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934).
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 15 July 2023.
References: Steinbrunner-Encyclopedia p. 354 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.
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