Return to Treasure Island (1954)

American academic Clive Stone is conducting research on pirate lore for a book. Part of that lore includes pirate Captain Flint of "Treasure Island" fame having hidden some piratical ... See full summary »

Director:

Ewald André Dupont (as E.A. Dupont)

Writers:

Aubrey Wisberg, Jack Pollexfen

Stars:

Tab Hunter, Dawn Addams, Porter Hall

Cast

Cast overview:
Tab Hunter	...	Clive Stone
Dawn Addams	...	Jamesina 'Jamie' Hawkins
Porter Hall	...	Maximillian 'Maxie' Harris
James Seay	...	Felix Newman
Harry Lauter	...	Parker
William Cottrell	...	Cookie
Lane Chandler	...	Capt. Cardigan
Henry Rowland	...	Williams
Dayton Lummis	...	Capt. Flint (as Dayton Lumis)
Robert Long	...	Long John Silver
Ken Terrell	...	Thompson

Storyline

American academic Clive Stone is conducting research on pirate lore for a book. Part of that lore includes pirate Captain Flint of "Treasure Island" fame having hidden some piratical treasure on the island over two hundred years ago. As such, Clive writes to Jamesina 'Jamie' Hawkins, a direct descendant of Jim Hawkins (after who she was named) and the current proprietor of the Admiral Ben Bow Inn, to inquire about some of her possessions, namely a map and a bible, which he believes are clues to the hidden treasure, which she in turn believes is only lore and doesn't exist. Over a year after that inquiry, Stone visits Jamie coincidentally on the day that thieves try to steal the map, which Jamie proudly displays in the Inn. Stone requests to borrow the map, to which Jamie agrees - only if she goes along with him to Treasure Island - based on an incident that happens that day after the theft attempt. Stone tells her of evil blind Felix Newman, who will do whatever he can to find the ...

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Plot Keywords:

treasure | bare chested male bondage | barefoot | bare chested male | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Family

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 June 1954 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Volta à Ilha do Tesouro

Filming Locations:

Royal Palms State Beach - 1799 W. Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Edward Small Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Pathécolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Even though Clive Stone was marooned for an entire year, his trousers are only a little dirty and in like-new condition with no tears or tatters.

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Connections

Featured in Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)

User Reviews

The only good thing about this is seeing Tab Hunter shirtless!

Pretty awful picture. A descendant of Jack Hawkins named Jamie Hawkins (played by lovely Dawn Addams) is tricked into revealing where some hidden loot is hidden on a desert island. There happens to be hunky shirtless Clive Stone (Tab Hunter). She and him try to find the treasure and battle the bad guys.

The color is nice, Addams is beautiful and Hunter is hot...but the picture is TERRIBLE! It's slow, boring and horrendously acted. Even Hunter himself hates it! In his autobiography he says it's abysmal and a stinker and his acting was terrible. Even his MOTHER said it was bad! There's also a mildly kinky scene where Addams is tied to a tree and briefly whipped--but her shirt is on and no marks are shown. This type of picture was popular in the 1950s--it played as the second feature of double bills everywhere. Some patient kids might enjoy this but aside from the lovely color, Addams beauty and Hunter shirtless there's little here to enjoy. A 1 all the way.