The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel (film)
# The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel (film)

The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a 1928 British silent costume drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Matheson Lang, Juliette Compton and Nelson Keys. It was based on the 1922 novel The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emma Orczy. It was made at Cricklewood Studios, with art direction by Clifford Pember.

Madeleine Carroll was meant to play Lady Blakeney but filming was delayed and proved unavailable.

## Cast

* Matheson Lang as Sir Percy Blakeney
* Juliette Compton as Theresa Cabbarrus
* Nelson Keys as Robespierre
* Marjorie Hume as Lady Blakeney
* Haddon Mason as Tallien
* Douglas Payne as Rateau
* Harold Huth as St. Just
