episodes of The Scarlet Pimpernel
First Show: September 21, 1952
Last Show: August 30, 1953
NBC - Sustained
The Scarlet Pimpernel is set in England and France, 1792. The French Revolutionary Government precipitates the awful September massacres, and news of the Reign of Terror and political and social anarchy in France is just beginning to filter across the Channel. Sir Percey Blakeney, an English aristocrat, takes up the challenge of working in the heart of France for his country. He adopts a foppish, effete demeanor to allow him to work the circles of power. Meanwhile his real efforts are shadowy, and his identity is only known under a solemn oath of secrecy to his immediate followers, the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel. They save the falsely accused, often aristocrats, from Mamzelle Guillotine, while evading detection by those who would gladly give them the good doctors swift blade.
Produced in London by Harry Alan Towers, and first appearing as the summer replacement on NBC for The Cavalcade of America, this radio drama is a wonderful recreation of the novel. The role of the Pimpernel is played by the actor Marius Goring, best known as composer Julian Craster in the movie classic, "The Red Shoes."
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| Feb 15 1953 | Rescuing English Children from the Bell Tower |