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His research is supported by the nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence. Pimpernel smith 1941 tt0034027 eccentric cambridge archaeologist horatio smith howard takes a group of british and american archaeology students to prewar nazi germany to help in his excavations. Leslie howard plays mildmannered professor smith, who under cover of darkness transforms into a tireless defender of. German words for smith include schmied and schmied.
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