I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Just perfect...

Great Film overall

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

OK, so George Sidney's "Scaramouche" probably isn't the most historically accurate look at eighteenth-century France, but seriously, it's a fun romp! Lots of intrigue, sword-fighting, and romance. The best scene is certainly the sword fight at the end, but don't ignore the stage performances. I have no doubt that they had fun filming those.Stewart Granger gets top billing, but I feel compelled to talk about Eleanor Parker's and Janet Leigh's characters. These women provide a pair of fine love interests, both of them in resplendent dresses and dolled up to the max. Of course, Janet Leigh could've worn a burlap sack and she still would've been a real piece of eye candy.No, the movie isn't a masterpiece, but it's not supposed to be. The purpose is to provide two hours of entertainment, and it succeeds in every way. If ever you're looking for a truly enjoyable time, then this is the movie for you. Fun plot, cool score, clever dialogue, and Eleanor Parker and Janet Leigh showing off what babes they were. How can you not want to see it?

Director: GEORGE SIDNEY. Screenwriters: Ronald Millar, George Froeschel, based on the 1921 novel by Rafael Sabatini. Film editor: James E. Newcom. Cinematographer: Charles Rosher. Color by Technicolor. Art directors: Cedric Gibbons, Hans Peters. Set decorators: Edwin B. Willis, Richard Pefferle. Special effects: A. Arnold Gillespie, Warren Newcombe, Irving G. Ries. Make-up: William Tuttle. Costumes: Gile Steele. Technical adviser for magic acts: Dante, the Magician. Montages: Peter Ballbusch. Music: Victor Young. Technicolor color consultants: Henri Jaffa, James Gooch. Master of arms: Jean Heremans. Hair styles: Sydney Guilaroff. Sound supervisor: Douglas Shearer. Western Electric Sound System. Producer: Carey Wilson.Copyright 7 May 1952 by Loew's Inc. A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture. New York opening at the Radio City Music Hall: 8 May 1952 (ran three weeks). U.S. release: June 1952. Australian release: 22 September 1952. 10,323 feet. 115 minutes.SYNOPSIS: A nobleman who is also an excellent swordsman takes delight in provoking duels. Setting: 18th century France. NOTES: A re-make of Metro's 1923 version starring Ramon Novarro, Alice Terry and Lewis Stone, directed by Rex Ingram from a screenplay by Willis Goldbeck.COMMENT: Not as exciting the fourth time around, though repeated viewings cannot dim the brilliance of Rosher's Technicolor photography. True, the climactic fencing duel is also as thrilling as ever. In fact, Granger remains in fine form throughout. Stewart performs some of his own acrobatic stunts, though a double is noticeably used for chases on horseback. The stand-out performer is, however, Mel Ferrer — not only a mean hand with a sword but a villain with charm and social finesse. In the support cast, count Roubert Coote's buffoon, a more than usually animated and even stylish Henry Wilcoxon, an appropriately radiant and queenly Nina Foch, and a characteristic cameo from Howard Freeman. Our old favorite Douglass Dumbrille does what he can with a piddling part as president of the parliament.Alas, Janet Leigh and Eleanor Parker prove poor substitutes for Elizabeth Taylor and Ava Gardner, respectively, who were originally announced. Rosher does what he can with these ladies, especially the former who has the double advantage of more attractive costumes.On repeated viewings, the screenplay does seem a bit over-talkative at times. Fortunately, rich costumes and sets, actual location lensing and a zestful music score by Victor Young help offset much of the needless cackle on the sound track.And, yes, I know "Scaramouche" is an "A" production, but I first saw it on a neighborhood double bill with "Wagon Master", in which the Ford western was billed as the main attraction. Why? Because this was a working-class area where patrons simply didn't like period pictures (unless, of course, they were set in the old American West).

I used to enjoy watching this film on TV as a teenager back in the late 60s. Not having seen it since then, I bought the DVD a couple of years ago to see if it still held up to my memories.When I first started watching, I cringed at all these 18th-century "Frenchmen" speaking with twangy American accents. But, after about 5 minutes, you get used to it and enjoy the fun. What one realizes, after all, is that ANY historical film is not telling you so much about the period in which it is set as it is telling you about the period in which it was made. And, so, Scaramouche captures the self-confidence, the unashamed glamor, the bravura of the U.S. after World War II. This is a costume-drama at its best. Stewart Granger, Eleanor Parker, Janet Leigh, Mel Ferrer are all perfectly cast.A great movie is loved for its memorable "moments"—and Scaramouche is full of them: the "revelation scene," the Marquis pinned to the wall, André and Leonore's poignant farewell, etc.The film owes much of its success to the superb score by Victor Young. He manages to capture the spirit of the 18th century, but in a "Hollywood" guise. He provides delightful humor in the various commedia dell'arte skits but reaches Romantic heights with his soaring strings in the revelation scene. Victor Young was known for his gift in composing beautiful tunes. This gift is particularly evident in Scaramouche.

"He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad"Scaramouche is a romantic revenge adventure brought to us by MGM. It's based on the 1921 novel Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini. The story was also filmed as a silent film in 1923 that starred Ramon Novarro. Directed by George Sidney (Anchors Aweigh/Kiss Me Kate), it stars Stewart Granger, Eleanor Parker, Janet Leigh, Mel Ferrer and John Dehner. It's produced by Carey Wilson from a screenplay by Ronald Millar and George Froeschel. The original music score was composed by Victor Young and the cinematography by Charles Rosher. Do you want your buckle swashed? Would you like to be whisked away on an adventure with beautiful women and handsome men at every turn? All played out in sumptuous Technicolor? Where the sets and costumes are of a very high quality and the choreography of the sword play is as good as it gets? If yes then Scaramouche is the film for you. A classic swashbuckler in the truest sense of the saying. The makers have simplified Sabatini's novel to make the film family friendly, the script is literate and witty, while the cast attack the material with gleeful relish. Particularly Granger, who smirks his way thru the piece with debonair ease; and Mel Ferrer who delivers one of the finest villains the genre has thrown up. At the core of the film is the longest filmed ever sword duel at six and a half minutes, every second of which is vibrant, bold, and yes, damn sexy too. Sidney's direction is very astute because the pace never sags and there's just enough characterisation to make us root for the hero and to boo the villain. Whilst the piece rightly in its approach work never resorts to being a boorish history lesson. Even the love triangle {poor Stewart has both the sensual Parker and the sweet Leigh lusting after him!} never cloys the story, and in fact gives the film a solid centre as the outer edges merge into its adventure based being. Not as famous as some of Errol Flynn or Tyrone Powers' sword play movies, but it should be because it's a rapier ripper of a movie. 8/10