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If you are looking for a high-octane chase across the French countryside, you are probably going to be disappointed by The Scarlet Daredevil. But if you have a high tolerance for 1920s stage acting caught on film and a genuine interest in how many layers of lace one man can wear without falling over, it is worth a look...
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"If you are looking for a high-octane chase across the French countryside, you are probably going to be disappointed by The Scarlet Daredevil. But if you have a high tolerance for 1920s stage acting caught on film and a genuine interest in how many layers of lace one man can wear without falling over, it is worth a look. It is definitely for the silent film completist or the person who has seen every version of the Pimpernel story and wants to see the one where the hero is actually kind of a mean..."
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