Treasure Island (1950)

The treasure seeking adventures of young Jim Hawkins and pirate captain Long John Silver.

Director:

Byron Haskin

Writers:

Lawrence Edward Watkin (screenplay), Robert Louis Stevenson (story)

Stars:

Bobby Driscoll, Robert Newton, Basil Sydney

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bobby Driscoll	...	Jim Hawkins
Robert Newton	...	Long John Silver
Basil Sydney	...	Captain Smollett
Walter Fitzgerald	...	Squire Trelawney
Denis O'Dea	...	Dr. Livesy
Finlay Currie	...	Capt. Billy Bones
Ralph Truman	...	George Merry
Geoffrey Keen	...	Israel Hands
Geoffrey Wilkinson	...	Ben Gunn
John Laurie	...	Blind Pew
Francis De Wolff	...	Black Dog
David Davies	...	Mr. Arrow
John Gregson	...	Redruth
Andrew Blackett	...	Gray
William Devlin	...	Morgan

Storyline

Enchanted by the idea of locating treasure buried by Captain Flint, Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey and Jim Hawkins charter a sailing voyage to a Caribbean island. Unfortunately, a large number of Flint's old pirate crew are aboard the ship, including Long John Silver.

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Plot Keywords:

treasure map | sailing ship | treasure hunt | based on novel | child uses a gun | 

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Taglines:

a young cabin boy, a roguish buccaneer...match wits in a swashbuckling adventure!

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Genres:

Adventure | Family

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Disney's Official Site

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 July 1950 (USA)

Also Known As:

Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island

Filming Locations:

Denham Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Box Office

Gross USA:

$4,087,500, 31 December 1950

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,419,657

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions, Walt Disney British Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

There have been eight ships named Portland in the Royal Navy. Silver is most likely referring to the third one, a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1744.

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Goofs

As Jim Hawkins is climbing down the mast rigging after shooting Israel Hands, the ship is shown adrift and moving toward the shore. But in the overhead shot looking down toward Jim, there is no indication of movement seen in the water below and the ship appears to be stationary. Later, when Long John Silver and Jim are being rowed out to the ship, at least one shot of the two in the row boat's stern similarly shows no sign of the boat moving through the water, but merely floating in place.

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Quotes

Long John Silver: Them that die will be the lucky ones!

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Alternate Versions

There are two versions of the opening credits. In one, the letters of the title appear in "italic" font, and in the other they appear in "printed" font.

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Connections

Version of Treasure Island (1995)

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Soundtracks

Johnny's Gone Down to Hilo
(uncredited)
Traditional
Arranged by Clifton Parker

User Reviews

Absolutely great pirate flick

if you have ever read the book by Robert Louis Stevenson, you will truly enjoy this movie. Robert Newton is the perfect Long John Silver. I cannot imagine another actor living up to the role the way he did. Sure, the acting may not be the best, and the screen effects may be bad, but you have to remember when it was made. It is a very good movie for its time, and quite an enjoyable one in mine. If you enjoy seafaring movies- See this one. If you like pirate flicks- this one will have you arrgging all night long.

When I think of Long John silver, I think of one quote, "Fortune sits on the shoulder of him what schemes."