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+ The Scarlet Pimpernel is a play and adventure novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution. The title character, Sir Percy Blakeney, represents the original "hero with a secret identity" that inspired subsequent literary creations such as Don Diego de la Vega (El Zorro) and Bruce Wayne (Batman).-WikiPedia Click here to read more about Scarlet Pimpernel, The


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Please enjoy these 59 old time radio episodes:

Air Date Title Synopsis Rating
 03.08.1953 a break in the chain

 07.26.1953 a firing squad for tony

 08.09.1953 a love triangle setup

 08.02.1953 affairs of the heart

 06.21.1953 allies

 11.09.1952 ambassador ramon du loc

 02.01.1953 andre pinard french prisoner

 06.14.1953 butcher of paris

 07.05.1953 chain is broken again

 11.16.1952 confiscation of arms

 04.05.1953 countess lucille destramont

 01.11.1953 disguised as a french ship

 09.28.1952 duke de montreau and daughter escape

 10.19.1952 emily rumbolts father

 10.12.1952 escape of duchess marguerite

 11.23.1952 executioner of the accused

 07.19.1953 generals son

 08.30.1953 ghosts of martins folly

 02.08.1953 helping spanish escape the french

 N/A a rhyme for chauvelin

 N/A confiscation of arms

 N/A executioner of the accused

 N/A follow all englishmen

 N/A french spy forty seven

 N/A in the shadows of the guillotine

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This character was created by BARONESS ORCZY. For her Teahouse Detective character, see our CD for her listed in our author section. Marius Goring plays Sir Percy Blakeney (Pimpernell) in his adventures that place in 1790's England. This radio series was produced in London, and was broadcast by NBC as a sustained program from 1952 to 1953.

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THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
The Scarlet Pimpernel Radio Program
Original The Scarlet Pimpernel cover art
Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála
Baroness Orczy's The Scarlet Pimpernel from 1905
The 1934 posters for The Scarlet Pimpernel prominently featured the Guillotine as a backdrop to Sir Percy Blakeney's adventures
Leslie Howard as Sir Percy Blakeney in 1934's The Scarlet Pimpernel
One of The League of The Scarlet Pimpernel's driving forces was the widespread use of Madame la Guillotine during France's Reign of Terror of the 1790s
The Billboard of May 3rd 1952 first teased The Scarlet Pimpernel project over Radio
Spot article on Marius Goring in his role as The Scarlet Pimpernel from August 5th 1952
The Adventures of The Scarlet Pimpernel first aired in 52 complete episodes over 'pirate' Radio station Radio Luxembourg beginning on December 1st 1952
NBC first envisioned either Alec Guiness or Robert Donat in the role of The Scarlet Pimpernel. But with weekly package costs set at $3,500 neither award-winning actor was interested.
The Scarlet Pimpernel began airing over Lourenço Marques Radio (LM Radio) to South Africa during 1953
The Scarlet Pimpernel's first Canadian broadcasts were over Canada's CBC Network station CKRC beginning in November 1953
Kelvinator sponsored the 1953 run of The Scarlet Pimpernel over CKRC in Canada
Esquire Boot Polish was yet another of The Scarlet Pimpernel's Tandem Plan sponsors
Bromo-Seltzer was one of NBC's Tandem sponsors for The Scarlet Pimpernel
Marius Goring circa 1947
Marius Goring in 1934 publicity photo
Marius Goring as Theodore Maxtible in Dr Who (1967)
Photo study of Marius Goring at home
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Harry Alan Towers shortly after his return to civilian life circa 1948
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