'Pimpernel' Smith (1941)
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.
Released: Jul 28, 1941
Runtime: 120 minutes
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Stars: Leslie Howard, Francis L. Sullivan, Mary Morris, Hugh McDermott, Raymond Huntley, Manning Whiley
Crew: Leslie Howard (Director), Anatole de Grunwald (Screenplay), A. G. MacDonell (Original Story), Wolfgang Wilhelm (Original Story), Anatole de Grunwald (Scenario Writer), Roland Pertwee (Scenario Writer)