UK, 1927
84m 51s, 7000 feet
35mm film, black and white
silent
A British fantasy film directed by Victor Saville.
Plot Summary
Restaurateur Smith finds himself in the forgotten realm of Arcady. He adopts the name Simplicitas to return to London to lead a “Crusade of Truth”.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Victor Saville
Gaumont-British Picture Corporation
Production Committee: Maurice Elvey, Victor Saville, V. Gareth Gundrey
Scenario: Victor Saville
Based on the Play by: Mark Ambient, Alexander M. Thompson
Photography: Basil Emmott, Percival Strong
Costume Designer: Dolly Tree
Music Arranger: Louis Levy
Art Director: Andrew Mazzei
Cast
Ben Blue (Smith, alias “Simplicitas”)
Humberstone Wright (Sir George Paddock)
Gibb McLaughlin (Peter Doody)
Cyril McLaglen (The Crook)
Jeanne De Casalis (Mrs. Smith)
Vesta Sylva (Eileen Smith)
Doris Bransgrove (Sombra)
Nancy Rigg (Chrysea)
John Longden (Jack Meadows)
Ivor Vintor
Teddy Brown
Lola & Luis
Tracey & Haye
Balliol & Merton
Donovan Sisters
The Tiller Girls
References
Books
- British Film Catalogue: Fiction Film, 1895-1994 by Denis Gifford no.07494 p.328 – credits
Periodicals
- The Bioscope vol.73 no.1103 (24 November 1927) p.57 – review
- Close-up vol.5 no.1 (July 1929) – illustration
