The Adventures of Long John Silver 

Swashbuckling made for TVs episodes staring 'Legend' Robert newton as Long John Silver and argh 'Jim Larrd' as they face many new adventures......

Stars:

Robert Newton, Connie Gilchrist, Kit Taylor

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Robert Newton	...	Capt. Long John Silver 26 episodes, 1956-1957
Connie Gilchrist	...	Purity Pinker 26 episodes, 1956-1957
Kit Taylor	...	Jim Hawkins 22 episodes, 1956-1957
Eric Reiman	...	Trip Fenner 15 episodes, 1956-1957
John Brunskill	...	Old Stingley 15 episodes, 1956-1957
Harry Hambleton	...	Big Eric 15 episodes, 1956-1957
Grant Taylor	...	Patch 15 episodes, 1956-1957
Billy Kay	...	Ironhand 12 episodes, 1956-1957

Storyline

Swashbuckling made for TVs episodes staring 'Legend' Robert newton as Long John Silver and argh 'Jim Larrd' as they face many new adventures......

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Plot Keywords:

character name as series title | long john silver character | six word series title | violence | one eyed man | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Family

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 July 1958 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Long John Silver

Filming Locations:

Pagewood Studios, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Isola del'Oro, Treasure Island Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (26 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The series was aired overseas before being shown at home, as it was made before television was introduced to Australia.

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Quotes

Capt. Long John Silver: There be as many women as fish in the sea. Love be a trick of dame nature - and she be a woman. Thank your stars you be rid of her boarding hook.

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Connections

Referenced in Hancock's Half Hour: The Set That Failed (1959)

User Reviews

Cheap but entertaining.

As a kid I watched this on local TV and found it very amusing. In my single digits I rarely paid attention to the perceived budgetary constraints on a film or TV series. I've always loved Robert Newton -no matter what he was in. He carries on his excellent interpretation of Stevenson's one-legged con man. Prior to the series he did a feature film, Return to Treasure Island,(1954), also starring later star Rod Taylor (Yup, he was an Aussie) as Israel Hand no less! The film segued into the series. Newton and Gilchrist stole the series with no effort. Sadly the budget was the demon here. The sets looked like cardboard and you rarely ever saw one of their ships (unless stock footage was used, and the costumes usually look like they were created by a teacher for a sixth grade play. Take a look at the governor's uniform in one episode. Hell they couldn't even afford a parrot! Looking at it nearly 50 years on it's still a lot of fun with spirited performances and well paced direction. Will today's kids, brought up on crap like the Pirates of the Caribbean "franchise" with it's naive premise and foppish "captain", not to mention the typical overuse of CGI go for this? I doubt it, as it requires them to listen and think - besides, it has a plot!