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'Pimpernel' Smith
'Pimpernel' Smith

'Pimpernel' Smith

The man the Gestapo hates!

Genres

AdventureDramaThriller

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Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology students to pre-war Nazi Germany to help in his excavations. His research is supported by the Nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of the Aryan origins of German civilisation. However, he has a secret agenda: to free inmates of the concentration camps.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

28 July 1941

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Leslie Howard

Leslie Howard

Professor Horatio Smith

Francis L. Sullivan

Francis L. Sullivan

General von Graum

Mary Morris

Mary Morris

Ludmilla Koslowski

Hugh McDermott

Hugh McDermott

David Maxwell

Raymond Huntley

Raymond Huntley

Marx

Manning Whiley

Manning Whiley

Bertie Gregson

Peter Gawthorne

Peter Gawthorne

Sidimir Koslowski

Allan Jeayes

Allan Jeayes

Dr Benckendorf

Dennis Arundell

Dennis Arundell

Hoffman

Joan Kemp-Welch

Joan Kemp-Welch

School-Teacher

Philip Friend

Philip Friend

Spencer

Laurence Kitchin

Laurence Kitchin

Clarence Elstead

David Tomlinson

David Tomlinson

Steve

Basil Appleby

Basil Appleby

Jock MacIntyre

Percy Walsh

Percy Walsh

Dvorak

Suzanne Clair

Suzanne Clair

Salesgirl

Roland Pertwee

Roland Pertwee

Embassy Official - Sir George Smith

Charles Paton

Charles Paton

Steinhof

Aubrey Mallalieu

Aubrey Mallalieu

Dean

George Street

George Street

Schmidt

Oriel Ross

Oriel Ross

Lady Willoughby

Bryan Herbert

Bryan Herbert

Jaromir

Arthur Hambling

Arthur Hambling

Jordan

Ben Williams

Ben Williams

Graubitz

Ernest Butcher

Ernest Butcher

Weber

Mary Brown

Mary Brown

Girl Student

W. Phillip

W. Phillip

Innkeeper

Ilse Bard

Ilse Bard

Gretchen

Ernest Verne

Ernest Verne

German Officer

Hector Abbas

Hector Abbas

Karl Meyer

Neal Arden

Neal Arden

Second Prisoner

Richard George

Richard George

Prison Guard

Roddy Hughes

Roddy Hughes

Zigor

Hugh Pryse

Hugh Pryse

Wagner

Michael Brennan

Michael Brennan

Camp Guard with Lantern

Elwyn Brook-Jones

Elwyn Brook-Jones

Bit Part

Sebastian Cabot

Sebastian Cabot

Bit Role

Peter Cozens

Peter Cozens

Man

Arthur Denton

Arthur Denton

Gestapo Man Following Smith

Irene Handl

Irene Handl

Bit Part

Vincent Holman

Vincent Holman

Doctor at Diggings

Ronald Howard

Ronald Howard

Minor Role

Stuart Latham

Stuart Latham

Telephone Operator

Michael Rennie

Michael Rennie

Prison Camp Officer

Charles Rolfe

Charles Rolfe

German Officer at Customs

John Slater

John Slater

Reporter

Harry Terry

Harry Terry

Camp Guard

A.E. Matthews

A.E. Matthews

Earl of Meadowbrook

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