The Arcadians (film)
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| Directed by | Victor Saville |
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| Distributed by | Gaumont British Distributors |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Arcadians is a 1927 British comedy film directed by Victor Saville (his directorial debut), and starring Ben Blue, Jeanne De Casalis and Vesta Sylva.[2] It is a silent adaptation of the musical The Arcadians. It is on the BFI 75 Most Wanted list of missing films, but the British Film Institute has reported that an "incomplete and deteriorating nitrate print ... was apparently viewed prior to July 2008".[3] It was made at the Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush.
Cast
[edit]- Ben Blue as Simplicitas Smith
- Jeanne De Casalis as Mrs. Smith
- Vesta Sylva as Eileen Cavanaugh
- John Longden as Jack Meadows
- Gibb McLaughlin as Peter Doody
- Humberston Wright as Sir George Paddock
- Cyril McLaglen as The Crook
- Doris Bransgrove as Sombra
- Nancy Rigg as Chrysea
- Phyllis Calvert as Young girl
References
[edit]- ^ Low p. 330
- ^ "The Arcadians". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012.
- ^ "The Arcadians / BFI Most Wanted". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
Bibliography
[edit]- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
External links
[edit]- BFI 75 Most Wanted entry, with extensive notes
- The Arcadians at IMDb
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Categories:
- 1927 films
- 1927 comedy films
- Silent British comedy films
- British silent feature films
- Films directed by Victor Saville
- Films shot at Lime Grove Studios
- British black-and-white films
- Films produced by Victor Saville
- Films with screenplays by Victor Saville
- 1920s English-language films
- 1920s British films
- English-language comedy films
- British silent comedy film stubs