Post by rmichaelpyle on Jul 12, 2009 6:20:06 GMT -6
Watched an interesting, if rather tame, sequel to "The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1934) last night, this one simply called "The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel" (1937). It starred Barry Barnes in the eponymous role, with Sophie Stewart playing his wife. Also in the cast were Margaretta Scott and a young, but vibrant James Mason in an early role. Francis Lister played Chauvelin, and although he was fair, he was not Raymond Massey from the original! Anthony Bushell repeated his role of Sir Andrew Ffoulkes, and Henry Oscar played Robespierre. I enjoyed seeing the great English character actor Allan Jeayes play the Judge of the Tribunal. He was so nasty. It was a good way to while away an hour and a half, but, again, no where near as good as the original. One of the things that finally bothered me was that this was basically a rehashing of the original, almost to the point of copying it plot point by plot point. Not very original, indeed. It was produced by Alexander Korda, and certainly it had enough of his fine taste showing through. Directed by Hanns Schwarz in his last directorial function. He had directed Ivor Novello in 1928 in "The Constant Nymph", a film long thought lost which is now being shown in English venues where silents are shown.
TCM is so much better than AMC, and no commercials, too.
That is an absolute outrage! :listen: :irate: As Bill said, I would see about writing some sort of letter to see if anything can be done to get it! :thumbsup: 