The Secret Of St. Ives (1949)

Genre : Action, Adventure, History

Runtime : 1H 15M

Director : Phil Rosen
Writer : Eric Taylor

Synopsis

A French soldier in the Napoleonic Wars plots his escape after he's captured and imprisoned in a castle fortress in Edinburgh, Scotland. Director Philip Rosen's 1949 film, adapted from a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, stars Richard Ney, Vanessa Brown, Henry Daniell, John Dehner, Douglas Walton, Aubrey Mather, Jean Del Val, Luis Van Rooten, Maurice Marsac and Billy Bevan.

Actors

Richard Ney
Richard Ney
Anatole de Keroual
Henry Daniell
Henry Daniell
Maj. Edward Chevenish
Vanessa Brown
Vanessa Brown
Floria Gilchrist
Edgar Barrier
Edgar Barrier
Sgt. Carnac
Aubrey Mather
Aubrey Mather
Daniel Romaine
Luis van Rooten
Luis van Rooten
Clausel
John Dehner
John Dehner
Couguelat
Paul Marion
Paul Marion
Amiot
Douglas Walton
Douglas Walton
Allan St. Ives
Jean Del Val
Jean Del Val
Count St. Ives
Phyllis Morris
Phyllis Morris
Annie Gilchrist
Jimmy Aubrey
Jimmy Aubrey
Guard (uncredited)
Billy Bevan
Billy Bevan
Douglas (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Harry Cording
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps
Kernan Cripps
Recording Officer (uncredited)
Guy De Vestel
Guy De Vestel
Dubois (uncredited)
Betty Fairfax
Betty Fairfax
Emily (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
Al Ferguson
Sergeant (uncredited)
Alex Frazer
Alex Frazer
Swindow (uncredited)
Everett Glass
Everett Glass
Priest (uncredited)
John Goldsworthy
John Goldsworthy
Gen. Ordney (uncredited)
Gerald Hamer
Gerald Hamer
Hudson - the Footman (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Sam Harris
Passerby (uncredited)
Keith Hitchcock
Keith Hitchcock
Landlord (uncredited)
Robin Hughes
Robin Hughes
Corporal (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
Olaf Hytten
Defense Officer (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Colin Kenny
Tribunal Judge (uncredited)
Guy Kingsford
Guy Kingsford
Corporal (uncredited)
Queenie Leonard
Queenie Leonard
Maid (uncredited)
Maurice Marsac
Maurice Marsac
Portuguese Joe (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard
Kermit Maynard
Henley (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Pat O'Malley
Sergeant (uncredited)
Gordon Richards
Gordon Richards
Prosecution Officer (uncredited)
Fred F. Sears
Fred F. Sears
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Robert R. Stephenson
Robert R. Stephenson
Drunk (uncredited)
Doris Stone
Doris Stone
Townswoman (uncredited)

Crews

Phil Rosen
Phil Rosen
Director
Eric Taylor
Eric Taylor
Screenplay
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
Novel
Rudolph C. Flothow
Rudolph C. Flothow
Producer
Henry Freulich
Henry Freulich
Director of Photography
James Sweeney
James Sweeney
Editor
Cary Odell
Cary Odell
Art Direction
Sidney Clifford
Sidney Clifford
Set Decoration
Sherry Banks
Sherry Banks
Hairstylist
Robert J. Schiffer
Robert J. Schiffer
Makeup Artist
Jack Fier
Jack Fier
Production Manager
Jack A. Goodrich
Jack A. Goodrich
Sound
Hal Hanks
Hal Hanks
Grip

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