Historical adventure series from
the novel (1952 - 53)
 Produced in London, and first appearing as the summer
replacement 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."
Text on OTRCAT.com ©2001-2010 OTRCAT INC All Rights Reserved-Reproduction is prohibited.  The Scarlett 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
'Mam'zelle Guillotine,' while evading detection by
those who would gladly give them the good doctor's
swift blade.
Text on OTRCAT.com ©2001-2010 OTRCAT INC All Rights Reserved-Reproduction is prohibited. Producer Harry A. Towers fine cast and rousing orchestral
scoring and excellent sound effects make for excellent
old time radio entertainment. As is standard for British
radio drama, the acting is exemplary. The script is
tightly written, and stays very close to the dialogue
of the original Baroness Emmuska Orczy novel of 1905.
This show will be a delight for devotees of the
Scarlet Pimpernel movies, lovers of history and
listeners to books on tape who have found that single
solitary reader concept somewhat uninspired.
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