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Treasure Island (1950) Overview:

Treasure Island (1950) (1950) was a Adventure - Family Film directed by Byron Haskin and produced by Walt Disney, Perce Pearce and Herbert Smith.

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Treasure Island (1950) with Robert Newton and Bobby Driscoll

By Greg Orypeck on Jul 16, 2015 From Classic Film Freak

Share This!“Aargh, matey!  Them that dies will be the lucky ones!”—— Long John Silver (Robert Newton) in one of his less endearing moments Laurence Olivier?  Spencer Tracy?  Anthony Hopkins?  Who’s the greatest film actor, you think?  Marlon Brando?  Robert De Niro?  Humphrey Bogart... Read full article

Treasure Island (1950) with Robert Newton and Bobby Driscoll

By Greg Orypeck on Jul 16, 2015 From Classic Film Freak

Share This!“Aargh, matey!  Them that dies will be the lucky ones!”—— Long John Silver (Robert Newton) in one of his less endearing moments Laurence Olivier?  Spencer Tracy?  Anthony Hopkins?  Who’s the greatest film actor, you think?  Marlon Brando?  Robert De Niro?  Humphrey Bogart... Read full article

Treasure Island (1950)

By Beatrice on Jul 13, 2015 From Flickers in Time

Treasure Island Directed by Byron Haskin Written by Lawrence Edwin Watkin from the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson 1950/USA Walt Disney Studios First viewing/Netflix rental Disney’s first live-action feature is quite OK. This is a relatively faithful adaptation of Stevenson’s tale of ... Read full article

Classic Films in Focus: TREASURE ISLAND (1950)

By Jennifer Garlen on Apr 15, 2015 From Virtual Virago

Long before Pirates of the Caribbean, Disney set sail for Treasure Island (1950), a production that charted new territory for the studio as its first live action feature. Adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson's influential tale of buccaneers and buried gold, the Disney version edits its source materi... Read full article

Classic Films in Focus: TREASURE ISLAND (1950)

By Jennifer Garlen on Apr 15, 2015 From Virtual Virago

Long before Pirates of the Caribbean, Disney set sail for Treasure Island (1950), a production that charted new territory for the studio as its first live action feature. Adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson's influential tale of buccaneers and buried gold, the Disney version edits its source materi... Read full article

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Treasure Island (1950) Quotes:

Jim Hawkins: Pirates, Captain Flint! Pirates!
Jim Hawkins: Everything he told us was a lie. I've been a fool, sir.
Long John Silver: Them that die will be the lucky ones!
Long John Silver: Oh, for ten toes!
Long John Silver: And this'll be young Master Hawkins, I'll be bound. Hawkins - 'tis a proper seafaring name, too.
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Treasure Island (1950) Facts
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.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie onJanuary 29, 1951 with Bobby Driscoll reprising his film role.
Bobby Driscoll only had a 3 month work permit in England so all his scenes were filmed first, a long way out of continuity, in order to complete his role in time.
The featured performance of Robert Newton as Long John Silver is so iconic that it is thought by many to be the origin of today's stereotypical "Arrrrr"-laced pirate patois.
The name 'Long John' refers to cannibalism. This is reinforced when Ben Gunn mentions that Long John Silver will treat him like 'pork' if he finds him.
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