The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel (film) explained

The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Cinematography:	William Shenton
Studio:	British & Dominions Film Corporation
Distributor:	Woolf & Freedman Film Service
Runtime:	7,946 feet ^[1]
Country:	United Kingdom

The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a 1928 British silent costume drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Matheson Lang, Juliette Compton and Nelson Keys.^[2] It was based on the 1922 novel The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emma Orczy. It was made at Cricklewood Studios, with art direction by Clifford Pember.

Madeleine Carroll was meant to play Lady Blakeney but filming was delayed and proved unavailable.^[3]

Cast

• Matheson Lang as Sir Percy Blakeney
• Juliette Compton as Theresa Cabbarrus
• Nelson Keys as Robespierre
• Marjorie Hume as Lady Blakeney
• Haddon Mason as Tallien
• Douglas Payne as Rateau
• Harold Huth as St. Just

References

1. Low p.468
2. Web site: BFI | Film & TV Database | The TRIUMPH OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL (1928) . https://web.archive.org/web/20090117085548/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/376268 . dead . 17 January 2009 . Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk . 16 April 2009 . 15 January 2013.
3. News: Bittiard-Marker Who Became Famous Film Producer . . 2374 . Western Australia . 8 August 1943 . 17 August 2017 . 7 (THE SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE) . National Library of Australia.

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.