4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 16, 2022

Like many of the archetypal tales of literature or film, Scaramouche is a story of the aristocrats warring against the common man or closer still the common man throwing off the shackles placed upon him by his oppressor. The dynamic is spelled out in an early scene as that ill-fated...   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on September 7, 2019

Scaramouche (1923) Podia acontecer de tudo durante a Revolução Francesa – e, de fato, todos os tipos de coisas que pareciam impossíveis aconteceram durante a Revolução Francesa. O povo primeiro tomou a Bastilha, depois o Palácio das Tulherias, depois as ruas. O rei e a rainha perderam   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on July 15, 2017

"He was born with the gift of laughter and the sense that the world was mad" Raphael Sabatini's classic 1921 novel "Scaramouche" was made into three film adaptations over the years, including a 1956 television series, but hands down this Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer version starring the engaging English act   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on August 27, 2015

Scaramouche Directed by George Sidney Written by Written by Ronald Millar and George Froeschel from the novel by Rafael Sabatini 1952/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Netflix rental It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a good swashbuckler and this qualifies. It is France in th   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on March 24, 2014

Scaramouche is a deliberately constructed film. I’m curious if screenwriters Ronald Millar and George Froeschel followed the source novel’s plot structure, because it’s a very peculiar series of events. It doesn’t open with the leading man, instead starting out with villain   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on January 7, 2014

Rex Ingram and company show us the French Revolution in style! Ramon Novarro (in his best-ever performance) is a vengeful lawyer turned actor turned swordsman turned revolutionary. Busy fellow, yes? Lewis Stone is his wily aristocratic opponent. Witty and with atmosphere to spare, one of the fines   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on April 27, 2013

Lewis Stone, by all accounts a perfectly lovely man, spent much of his career playing fine, honorable, upstanding citizens. I think he had a little bit of fun with his bad boy role in Scaramouche. Mr. Stone (wearing a fabulous hat) just can’t recall whether he has been out with...   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on April 25, 2013

This lady needs her own movie, that’s all there is to it.  Storm the Bastille, citizens!   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 30, -0001

Scaramouche (1923) Podia acontecer de tudo durante a Revolução Francesa – e, de fato, todos os tipos de coisas que pareciam impossíveis aconteceram durante a Revolução Francesa. O povo primeiro tomou a Bastilha, depois o Palácio das Tulherias, depois as ruas. O rei e a rainha perderam   read more