The Secret of St. Ives

The Secret of St. Ives
Directed by	Phil Rosen
Written by	Robert Louis Stevenson (story) Eric Taylor
Produced by	Rudolph C. Flothow
Starring	Richard Ney Vanessa Brown Henry Daniell
Cinematography	Henry Freulich
Edited by	James Sweeney
Music by	Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	June 30, 1949
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. 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 set's were designed by the art director Cary Odell.

Main cast

• Richard Ney as Anatole de Keroual
• Vanessa Brown as Floria Gilchrist
• Henry Daniell as Major Edward Chevenish
• Edgar Barrier as Sgt. Carnac
• Aubrey Mather as Daniel Romaine
• Luis Van Rooten sa 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
• Everett Glass as Priest
• John Goldsworthy as General Ordney
• Gerald Hamer as Hudson, the Footman
• Gordon Richards as Prosecuting Officer

Bibliography

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

External links

• The Secret of St. Ives at IMDb