The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1955) - S01E01 - The Hostage
▶ Watch on Internet Archive⚠ Unverified — hosted on the Internet Archive, not confirmed public domain. Opens on archive.org; nothing plays here directly.
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel is an early ITV series from the UK. It aired for 18 episodes. This is the first. It was digitized from a 16mm syndication print in my personal collection. Unlike many shows of this era, The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel was shot on 35mm film (as opposed to being a live broadcast that was kinescoped, or a 16mm production) so this 16mm print is not in any way definitive. There is a Much Higher Quality transfer in circulation that was apparently digitized from the original 35mm negative. It is available here. The Scarlet Pimpernel rescues a Baroness from Chauvelin, but she is reluctant to leave because Chauvelin is holding her son as a hostage. The Scarlet Pimpernel must rescue the boy and not give away his identity as Sir Percy Blakeney. Guest stars Yvonne Furneaux and Robert Shaw.