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 sets were designed by the art director Cary Odell.
Plot
Adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson's story of French prisoners in the Napoleonic wars who escape from Edinburgh Castle.
Cast
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 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
John Goldsworthy as General Ordney
Gordon Richards as Prosecution Officer
References
Bibliography
Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.