Still image from the 1952 film Scaramouche.

Scaramouche

Directed by George Sidney

In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.

1952 1h 55m Adventure TV-PG

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CAST
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George Sidney, Director
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George Sidney
Director

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Stewart Granger, Andre Moreau
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Stewart Granger
Andre Moreau

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Eleanor Parker, Lenore
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Eleanor Parker
Lenore

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Janet Leigh, Aline de Gavrillac
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Janet Leigh
Aline de Gavrillac

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Mel Ferrer, Noel, Marquis de Maynes
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Mel Ferrer
Noel, Marquis de Mayn..

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Henry Wilcoxon, Chevalier de Chabrillaine
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Henry Wilcoxon
Chevalier de Chabrill..

FULL SYNOPSIS

In eighteenth century France, Queen Marie Antoinette asks her devoted cousin Noel, the Marquis de Maynes, to find the true identity of Marcus Rufus, author of a pamphlet extolling "equality--liberty--fraternity." Noel, who is France's greatest, but most ruthless, swordsman, readily agrees. The queen also asks Noel to select a bride, and suggests her protégée, Aline de Gavrillac, whose beauty and spirit charm Noel. Meanwhile, in the forest, Andre Moreau, a handsome ne'er-do-well, goes to see his sweetheart Lenore, an actress with Gaston Binet's troupe. After learning that Lenore has grown tired of waiting and gone to Paris to marry a wealthy man, Andre follows her. Disguised as a coachman, Andre abducts Lenore and her fiancé. After convincing Lenore to marry him, Andre goes to meet his best friend, Philippe de Valmorin. Learning that Philippe is in trouble, Andre drives the coach to the Valmorin house and discovers that Philippe is Marcus Rufus. Soldiers ransacked the house but did not find Philippe, who was hidden by his kindly parents, Georges and Isabelle. Andre, who was reared by the Valmorins, helps Philippe escape by switching coats with him so the soldiers think that Philippe is the coachman. Andre then agrees to get money for Philippe and arranges to meet him in the forest. Andre goes to his lawyer, Fabian, and asks for an advance on his allowance, but Fabian tells him that there are no longer provisions for him. Andre, who was born out of wedlock, dem...


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ARTICLES
Of all the swashbuckling novels written by Rafael Sabatini, Scaramouche is probably his best and most enduring work. Set in the years just prior to the French Revolution, the book follows the trials and tribulations of Andre-Louis Moreau, an idealistic lawyer who dedicates his life to revenge after his best friend is killed in a duel by the Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr, a master swordsman. Forced into hiding by his archenemy, Moreau joins a traveling theatre group where he becomes the star comedian known as Scaramouche. Ramon Novarro played the title role in the silent 1923 version with Lewis Stone as his archrival. It faithfully followed the novel and made a huge impression on future swashbuckler Stewart Granger who saw it as a child. When Granger was later offered a contract by MGM, one of his stipulations was a guarantee that Scaramouche (1952) would be developed as a project for him and not as a musical for Gene Kelly as originally planned. Granger got his wish and the resulting film established him as MGM's resident swashbuckler. Originally, Granger was going to play both the hero and his archrival with Elizabeth Taylor in the role of Aline and Ava Gardner as Lenore. That concept was scrapped and Janet Leigh was hired to play Aline (she had to learn to ride sidesaddle for the part) and Eleanor Parker, in her first film as a MGM contract player, got to wear a flaming red wig as the fiery Lenore. In preparing for his role in Scaramouche, Granger took fenci...

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Scaramouche
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NOTES
The opening title card reads: "'He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.'-Sabatini." According to a September 1938 Hollywood Reporter news item, M-G-M had planned to film a new version of Rafael Sabatini's novel as early as 1939. Pre-production did not actively begin, however, until late December 1950. According to Hollywood Reporter news items in January and February 1951, Ava Gardner and Elizabeth Taylor were both considered for the "female lead" in the film. According to modern sources, Gardner was to portray "Lenore," while Taylor would have been cast as "Aline."
       Contemporary news items also reported that Stewart Granger was initially to play a dual role, "Andre" and "Noel," and that M-G-M had planned to shoot the film in Paris. Modern sources indicate that Fernando Lamas and Ricardo Montalban were at one time considered for the two leads. Hollywo...

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