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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. 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". It was made at the Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush.
Original Release
05/17/1928
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ben Blue | Simplicitas Smith |
Jeanne de Casalis | Mrs. Smith |
Vesta Sylva | Eileen Cavanaugh |
John Longden | Jack Meadows |
Gibb McLaughlin | Peter Doody |
Humberston Wright | Sir George Paddock |
Cyril McLaglen | The Crook |
Doris Bransgrove | Sombra |
Nancy Rigg | Chrysea |
Teddy Brown | Teddy Brown |
Directors
Writers
Victor Saville, Mark Ambient, Alex Thompson
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ben Blue | Simplicitas Smith |
Jeanne de Casalis | Mrs. Smith |
Vesta Sylva | Eileen Cavanaugh |
John Longden | Jack Meadows |
Gibb McLaughlin | Peter Doody |
Humberston Wright | Sir George Paddock |
Cyril McLaglen | The Crook |
Doris Bransgrove | Sombra |
Nancy Rigg | Chrysea |
Teddy Brown | Teddy Brown |
Tracey and Haye | Speciality Act |
The John Tiller Girls | The John Tiller Girls |
Lola | Lola |
Luis | Luis |
Balliol and Merton | Balliol & Merton |
Arcadian Nymphs | The Arcadian Nymphs |
Donovan Sisters | Donovan Sisters |
Ivor Vintnor | Ivor Vintor |
Phyllis Calvert | Young Girl |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Victor Saville | Producer |
Maurice Elvey | Producer |
Gareth Gundrey | Producer |