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The Secret Of St. Ives

The Secret Of St. Ives

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Overview

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.

Directed by Phil Rosen
Written by Eric Taylor, Robert Louis Stevenson
Produced by Rudolph C. Flothow
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Top Cast

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

About The Secret Of St. Ives

The Secret Of St. Ives is a action, adventure, history film released in 1949. Directed by Phil Rosen, it stars Richard Ney, Henry Daniell, Vanessa Brown. 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.

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