Hollywood's best sword fights or doomed by history? A Scaramouche (1952 )reveiw

We dive into the decade before the French Revolution with “Scaramouche.” Let’s enjoy the holy quad of Stewart Granger, Eleanor Parker, Mel Ferrer and Janet Leigh. What’s not to like? Can perfection be improved upon? Did they drop a few balls after all? And what’s in store for our characters when the French Revolution does break out? All this and more in this week’s episode of Two Persons’ Opinions! 0:00 Scaramouche (1952) 1:10 Stewart Granger as Andre Moreau 2:15 Eleanor Parker as Lenore 3:03 The three actors 3:45 Janet Leigh as Aline de Gavrillac 4:15 The book, the era, the sword fighting 5:45 The Assemblée and France's history 7:10 Mel Ferrer as Noel, Marquis de Maynes 8:10 Choreographing the fights 10:08 The final fight 11:45 What the French think about it 13:10 Comedia dell'arte 14:11 costuming and hairdo 14:45 The future of the characters 15:45 Them being brothers 16:40 The foster father 17:45 The future of the characters 18:50 Fighty films in old Hollywood 20:40 Stewart Granger's career 21:40 Mention "Prisoner of Zenda" 23:00 Remaking Scaramouche? =============================== Music: Magnetic Rag by Scott Joplin =============================== Find us here: https://twopeopleopnion.wordpress.com/   / 2peoplesopinions   #twopeoplesopinion #movie #film #filmreview #filmdiscussion #hollywood #Scaramouche (1952) Director: #GeorgeSidney Writers: screenplay by #RonaldMillar and George Froeschel with (uncredited): Talbot Jennings & Carey Wilson based on the novel by Rafael Sabatini with: #StewartGranger as #AndreMoreau #EleanorParker as Lenore #JanetLeigh as Aline de Gavrillac #MelFerrer as Noel, Marquis de Maynes Henry Wilcoxon as Chevalier de Chabrillaine Nina Foch as Marie Antoinette #RichardAnderson as Philippe de Valmorin Robert Coote as Gaston Binet Lewis Stone as Georges de Valmorin Elisabeth Risdon as Isabelle de Valmorin Howard Freeman as Michael Vanneau Curtis Cooksey as Fabian #JohnDehner as #Doutreval John Litel as Dr. Dubuque Jonathan Cott as Sergeant Dan Foster as Pierrot Owen McGiveney as Punchinello Hope Landin as Mme. Frying Pan Frank Mitchell as Harlequin Carol Hughes as Pierrette Richard Hale as Perigore Aram Katcher as Napoleon Bonaparte