The Arcadians (film) explained

The Arcadians
Director:	Victor Saville
Studio:	Gaumont British Picture Corporation
Distributor:	Gaumont British Distributors
Released:	^[1]
Runtime:	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

• 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

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

• BFI 75 Most Wanted entry, with extensive notes

Notes and References

1. Low p. 330
2. Web site: The Arcadians . https://archive.today/20120711051001/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/59862 . dead . 11 July 2012 . British Film Institute.
3. Web site: The Arcadians / BFI Most Wanted . https://web.archive.org/web/20120803092241/http://old.bfi.org.uk/nationalarchive/news/mostwanted/arcadians.html . dead . 3 August 2012 . British Film Institute . 24 May 2014.