Long John Silver

Unrated

12/16/19541h 46m

Theatrical Release (US)

Overview:

In this sequel to Treasure Island, Long John hopes to rescue his friend Jim from a rival pirate and return for more treasure.

Director:

Byron Haskin

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$1,000,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

pirate gang
pirate
pirate ship
treasure island

Cast

Robert Newton

~ as ~

Long John Silver

Connie Gilchrist

~ as ~

Purity Pinker

Lloyd Berrell

~ as ~

Capt. Mendoza, 'El Toro´

Grant Taylor

~ as ~

Patch

Rod Taylor

~ as ~

Israel Hands

Harvey Adams

~ as ~

Sir Henry Strong

Muriel Steinbeck

~ as ~

Lady Strong

Henry Gilbert

~ as ~

Billy Bowlegs

John Brunskill

~ as ~

Old Stringley

Eric Reiman

~ as ~

Lanky Pirate

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
5
I really did like "Treasure island" (1950) and very much wanted to enjoy this sequel featuring, as it does, the star of that film - Robert Newton - as the one legged cook/pirate and overall, all round, reprobate. This time, his young pal "Jim" (Kit Taylor) needs rescuing from the legendary pirate captain "El Toro" (Lloyd Burrell) before they can both pick up some treasure and head home to England. Of course it isn't going to be that simple, and once on the island of Hispaniola, "Silver" needs to use all his wits and guile to stay one step ahead of his rather untrustworthy crew, frequently stirred up by "Israel Hands" (Rod Taylor). There is plenty of adventure here with Newton on typically rambunctious form but the rest of the cast rather let it down, though, and the story is a pretty weak hybrid of the Robert Louis Stevenson novel with some new characters added - including a would-be spouse for our hero (Connie Gilchrist). I did enjoy it, but that might have been nostalgia: I was still a bit disappointed.