France, 1803: 11 years after the Revolution, a royalist underground is led by a new \'Scarlet Pimpernel\', the Purple Mask, who rescues nobles in distress and kidnaps Napoleon\'s officials for ransom, aided by the spy services of a group of lovely models headed by Laurette (really the Duc de Latour\'s daughter). But even she doesn\'t know the Purple Mask\'s real identity as foppish dancing master Rene...