The Secret of St. Ives

The Secret of St. Ives
Directed by	Phil Rosen (as Philip Rosen)
Screenplay by	Eric Taylor
Based on	St. Ives by Robert Louis Stevenson
Produced by	Rudolph C. Flothow
Starring	Richard Ney Vanessa Brown Henry Daniell
Cinematography	Henry Freulich
Edited by	James Sweeney
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	June 30, 1949 (1949-06-30)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Secret of St. Ives is a 1949 American historical adventure film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Richard Ney, Vanessa Brown and Henry Daniell. It is adapted from the 1897 novel St. Ives by Robert Louis Stevenson.^[1] Set during the Napoleonic Wars, the film's plot follows a French officer who is captured and held as a prisoner in England. He manages to escape with the help of a local woman. The film was released by Columbia Pictures. The sets were designed by the art director Cary Odell.

Adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson's story of French prisoners in the Napoleonic wars who escape from Edinburgh Castle.

• Richard Ney as Anatole de Keroual
• Vanessa Brown as Floria Gilchrist
• Henry Daniell as Maj. Edward Chevenish
• Edgar Barrier as Sgt. Carnac
• Aubrey Mather as Daniel Romaine
• Luis Van Rooten as Clausel
• John Dehner as Couguelat
• Paul Marion as Amiot
• Douglas Walton as Allan St. Ives
• Jean Del Val as Count St. Ives
• Phyllis Morris as Annie Gilchrist
• John Goldsworthy as General Ordney
• Gordon Richards as Prosecution Officer

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

• The Secret of St. Ives at IMDb

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