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The Boy and the Pirates

  • 1960
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
415
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The Boy and the Pirates (1960)
ActionAdventureCrime

A young boy is magically transported back in time to a pirate ship on the high seas.A young boy is magically transported back in time to a pirate ship on the high seas.A young boy is magically transported back in time to a pirate ship on the high seas.

  • Director
    • Bert I. Gordon
  • Writers
    • Bert I. Gordon
    • Lillie Hayward
    • Jerry Sackheim
  • Stars
    • Charles Herbert
    • Susan Gordon
    • Murvyn Vye
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    415
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bert I. Gordon
    • Writers
      • Bert I. Gordon
      • Lillie Hayward
      • Jerry Sackheim
    • Stars
      • Charles Herbert
      • Susan Gordon
      • Murvyn Vye
    • 15User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Timothy Carey, Susan Gordon, and Charles Herbert in The Boy and the Pirates (1960)
    The Boy and the Pirates (1960)
    The Boy and the Pirates (1960)
    The Boy and the Pirates (1960)

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    Charles Herbert
    Charles Herbert
    • Jimmy Warren
    Susan Gordon
    Susan Gordon
    • Katrina Van Keif…
    Murvyn Vye
    Murvyn Vye
    • Blackbeard
    Paul Guilfoyle
    Paul Guilfoyle
    • Snipe
    Joe Turkel
    Joe Turkel
    • Abu the Genie
    • (as Joseph Turkel)
    Archie Duncan
    Archie Duncan
    • Scoggins
    Than Wyenn
    • Hunter
    Albert Cavens
    Albert Cavens
    • Dutch Captain
    • (as Al Cavens)
    Mickey Finn
    Mickey Finn
    • Peake
    Morgan Jones
    Morgan Jones
    • Mr. Warren
    Timothy Carey
    Timothy Carey
    • Morgan
    George Bruggeman
    George Bruggeman
    • Pirate
    • (uncredited)
    Duke Fishman
    Duke Fishman
    • Pirate
    • (uncredited)
    Chuck Hamilton
    Chuck Hamilton
    • Pirate
    • (uncredited)
    Cap Somers
    • Pirate
    • (uncredited)
    Ray Spiker
    Ray Spiker
    • Pirate
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Bert I. Gordon
    • Writers
      • Bert I. Gordon
      • Lillie Hayward
      • Jerry Sackheim
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    • Trivia
      Timothy Carey was fired from this movie because he threw Charles Herbert across the deck of the pirate ship.
    • Connections
      Featured in Family Classics: Family Classics: The Boy and the Pirates (1962)

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    6/10
    B.I.G. Production for Charles Herbert
    On a rocky Massachusetts beach, "big for my size" ten-year-old Charles Herbert (as Jimmy Warren) picks up a bottle that has washed ashore. Thinking about the wrecked ship where he plays, his chores, and a bad report card; young Herbert wishes he were back in days of yore, when pirates ruled the seas. Released from his bottle prison by Herbert, turbaned genie Joseph Turkel (as Abu) grants the lad's wish, transporting Herbert two hundred years into the past...

    Herbert finds himself on the pirate ship "Queen's Revenge" commandeered by merciless Murvyn Vye (as Blackbeard)...

    Pirates are a problem, but so is a genie plotting to trap Herbert; the boy must find his way back to the 20th century or take Mr. Turkel's place in the bottle. After telling Mr. Vye about jet airplanes, Herbert is assumed to be hitting the bottle. During an ocean battle, Herbert rescues cute Susan Gordon (as Katrina), who resembles his little friend "Kathy" (and producer/director Bert I. Gordon's daughter). "The Boy and the Pirates" plays nicely for kids.

    ****** The Boy and the Pirates (4/13/60) Bert I. Gordon ~ Charles Herbert, Susan Gordon, Joe Turkel, Murvyn Vye
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    • Release date
      • April 13, 1960 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Jimmy und die Piraten
    • Filming locations
      • Malibu, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Bert I. Gordon Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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