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The Boy and the Pirates

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  • 1h 22m
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5.2/10
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The Boy and the Pirates (1960)
  • Family
  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
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.
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
402
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  • Director
    • Bert I. Gordon
  • Writers
    • Bert I. Gordon(story)
    • Lillie Hayward(screenplay)
    • Jerry Sackheim(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Charles Herbert
    • Susan Gordon
    • Murvyn Vye
Top credits
  • Director
    • Bert I. Gordon
  • Writers
    • Bert I. Gordon(story)
    • Lillie Hayward(screenplay)
    • Jerry Sackheim(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Charles Herbert
    • Susan Gordon
    • Murvyn Vye
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    • 15User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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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)
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    Charles Herbert
    Charles Herbert
    • Jimmy Warrenas Jimmy Warren
    Susan Gordon
    Susan Gordon
    • Katrina Van Keifas Katrina Van Keif…
    Murvyn Vye
    Murvyn Vye
    • Blackbeardas Blackbeard
    Paul Guilfoyle
    Paul Guilfoyle
    • Snipeas Snipe
    Joe Turkel
    Joe Turkel
    • Abu the Genieas Abu the Genie
    • (as Joseph Turkel)
    Archie Duncan
    Archie Duncan
    • Scogginsas Scoggins
    Than Wyenn
    • Hunteras Hunter
    Albert Cavens
    • Dutch Captainas Dutch Captain
    • (as Al Cavens)
    Mickey Finn
    Mickey Finn
    • Peakeas Peake
    Morgan Jones
    Morgan Jones
    • Mr. Warrenas Mr. Warren
    Timothy Carey
    Timothy Carey
    • Morganas Morgan
    George Bruggeman
    George Bruggeman
    • Pirateas Pirate
    • (uncredited)
    Duke Fishman
    Duke Fishman
    • Pirateas Pirate
    • (uncredited)
    Chuck Hamilton
    Chuck Hamilton
    • Pirateas Pirate
    • (uncredited)
    Cap Somers
    • Pirateas Pirate
    • (uncredited)
    Ray Spiker
    Ray Spiker
    • Pirateas Pirate
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Bert I. Gordon
    • Writers
      • Bert I. Gordon(story)
      • Lillie Hayward(screenplay)
      • Jerry Sackheim(screenplay)
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    A young boy is magically transported back in time to a pirate ship on the high seas.
    • psychotronic film
    • pirate ship
    • boy
    • pirate
    • coming of age
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    • Taglines
      • Boy Against Buccaneer!
    • Genres
      • Family
      • Adventure
      • Fantasy
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
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    Did you know

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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)

    User reviews15

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    6/10
    A Massahusetts Yankee kid on the pirate ship of Blackbeard
    I well remember this film, seeing it in the movie theater when I was 12 years old. But viewing it now I wonder how producer/director Bert Gordon could credit himself with an original script. It's so obviously borrowed from A Connecticut Yankee in the Court of King Arthur. I guess since Mark Twain was long dead they didn't have to credit him.

    Charles Herbert is having a lot of issues at home and school because of his obsession with pirates. Finding a lost bottle washed up from the sea, he makes a wish to be a pirate with Blackbeard and the genie Joseph Turkel makes it happen. Turkel also says unless that bottle is returned to the exact spot he found it, Herbert takes his place in the bottle.

    On board ship Herbert becomes cabin boy and meets Blackbeard himself played by the always menacing Murvyn Vye who curiously enough was Bing Crosby's adversary Merlin in A Connecticut Yankee In The Court Of King Arthur. Archie Duncan, Timothy Carey, and Paul Guilfoyle play other pirate types.

    Then there's Susan Gordon who was also the producer's daughter who Herbert rescues from a plundered Dutch ship and who looks strangely enough like the girl next door back in modern times.

    Herbert and Gordon are a nice pair of youthful leads and Gordon certainly was a pretty thing back in the day. The Boy And The Pirates holds up well as a nice piece of children's entertainment with or without deserved credit to Mark Twain.
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    • Jul 15, 2012

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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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