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Pimpernel Smith (1941) was a Adventure - Comedy Film directed by Leslie Howard and produced by Leslie Howard and Harold Huth.

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Pimpernel Smith ~ 1941

By Clayton on Dec 28, 2015 From Phantom Empires

Pimpernel Smith ~ 1941 12/28/2015 2 Comments What a stunningly good film! Hot on the heels of the OTHER Leslie Howard version of the Pimpernel story (from 1934, which I reviewed HERE), this one from 1941 takes the theme into new and a... Read full article


Pimpernel Smith ~ 1941

By Clayton on Dec 28, 2015 From Phantom Empires

Pimpernel Smith ~ 1941 12/28/2015 0 Comments What a stunningly good film! Hot on the heels of the OTHER Leslie Howard 1934 version of the Pimpernel story (which I reviewed HERE), this version from 1941 takes the theme into new and appr... Read full article


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[after Professor Horatio Smith disappears behind a cloud of smoke]
Professor Horatio Smith: Don't worry, I shall be back...
[Gunshots from the general fire through the smoke]
Professor Horatio Smith: ...we shall *all* be back.


Professor Horatio Smith: [having just dodged the Nazis again] Well I'm almost ashamed to use that old trick. But it nearly always works.


General von Graum: But we have one problem. "To be or not to Be?" as our great German poet said.
Professor Horatio Smith: German? But that's Shakespeare.
Professor Horatio Smith: But you don't know?
Professor Horatio Smith: Why, I know it's Shakespeare. I thought Shakespeare was English.
General von Graum: No, no, no. Shakespeare is a German. Professor Schuessbacher has proved it once and for all.
Professor Horatio Smith: Yes, how very upsetting. Still, you must admit that the English translations are most remarkable.
General von Graum: Good night.
Professor Horatio Smith: Good night. Good night. "Parting is such sweet sorrow."
General von Graum: What is that?
Professor Horatio Smith: That's one of the most famous lines in German literature.


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Father Leslie Howard and his son Ronald Howard, both appeared in this film together.
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