A pirate movie that could boast a real, fullscale pirate ship must have been an impressive sight in 1934. Find out when and where you can watch treasure island on tv with the full listings schedule at. Nigel bruce teamed up with basil rathbone five years after treasure island to play doctor watson in the sherlock holmes series of films, beginning with 1939s the hound of the baskervilles 1939 and ending with dressed to kill 1946 in 1946. Watch for the parrot falling asleep under the hot camera lights, regardless of beerys lively acting. Robert louis stevensons treasure island transfers easily from the page to the screen in this first. This fifth film version of robert louis stevensons treasure island boasts an all star mgm cast, headed by wallace beery as long john silver. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Buy treasure island movie posters from movie poster shop. This site is for research, and is not meant to infringe on the rights of the owners of this motion picture. The secret of treasure island is a 1938 columbia movie serial based on robert louis stevensons novel treasure island.
The adventures of huckleberry finn full length movie, full feature film full. A loose adaption of course, one eyed ian harris as long john silver complete with his pet budgerigar. In this early film adaptation of the classic novel by robert louis stevenson, young jim hawkins is caught up with the pirate long john silver in search of buccaneer captain flints buried treasure. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
This is the classic movie of the robert louis stevenson book, treasure island, finally out on dvd. Treasure island 1934 the greatest literature of all time. Treasure island movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Treasure island 1934 and 1950 these two ced titles provide a nice contrast in the movie interpretation of robert louis stevensons classic novel treasure island. Treasure island 1934 cast and crew young jim hawkins jackie cooper works at the admiral benbow inn with his mother. Reckless 1935, however, was one of flemings rare misfires at mgm. It is an adaptation of robert louis stevenson s famous 1883 novel of the same name. Wallace beery in treasure island 1934 wallace beery and jackie cooper in treasure. Treasure island is a 1950 live action adventure film produced by walt disney productions, adapted from robert louis stevensons 1883 novel. Which is the best movie version of treasure island.
Watch treasure island full movie in hd visit movie 43605 in this early film adaptation of the classic novel by robert louis s. There have been several film adaptations of treasure island, but i want to choose the best one as a gift for a young relative who enjoyed the book. Wallace beery and jackie cooper in a film version of stevensons. Treasure island search educational film journals at media history project for references to this film summarystevenso. It was filmed by mgm in 1934 and remade several times, but no version was more memorable than the 1950 walt disney effort. The best fun film adaption was when i was involved in the sea scouts and we made our own film on albert park lake the gp course and its island. Treasure island is a 1934 film adaptation of robert louis stevensons famous 1883 novel treasure island. He is held spellbound by a tale of buried treasure told by a drunken billy bones lionel barrymore who also holds. Treasure island is a 1934 film directed by victor fleming and starring wallace beery, jackie cooper, lionel barrymore, lewis stone, and nigel bruce. Do you have any new or corrected filming details to add.
New york times subscribers enjoy full access to timesmachineview over 150. Treasure island 1934 g 08171934 us action, adventure, family 1h 43m user score. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. Because the movie itself was made just before the hayes office got. Treasure island is notable for being disneys first completely liveaction film and the first screen version of treasure island. If this film had been made in color, the audience would have fainted, its that beautiful. With no computer graphics for special effects, it was still fun to watch. With the aid of squire trelawney, a ship is equipped to search for the treasure. Treasure island, adapted from the novel by robert louis stevenson. Kent meets toni morrell, the daughter of a shipmate. Treasure island 1934 hispaniola posted by subfixer on monday, july 16, 2007 5. Media in category treasure island 1934 film the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total.
This is a dvd version of the original 1934 movie treasure island. Treasure island 1934 times favorite theater button. The grain is under control, for the most part, and the stage sets and catalina locations work just fine. Reporter larry kent travels to an island in the caribbean to investigate the disappearance of his colleague, and discovers that the island contains a lost treasure trove of gold. He is held spellbound by a tale of buried treasure told by a drunken billy bones lionel barrymore who also. Treasure island 1934 stream and watch online moviefone. It reunites the hugely popular team of wallace beery and young jackie cooper from the champ 1931, and adds in a superb supporting cast to boot. This is a list of pirate films and series, primarily in the pirate film genre, about the golden age of piracy from the 17th through 18th centuries. Strikes and spares 1934 out of 4 oscar nominated short from mgm has pete smith showing us at the time the greatest bowler in the country and various trick shots. The list includes films about other periods of piracy, tv series, and films somewhat tangentially related, such as piratethemed pornographic films. In mgms 1934 film adaptation of treasure island, fatherless yearold brit jim hawkins jackie cooper runs a seaside tavern and inn with his mother in the 1700s. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to finish it. Treasure island at the library maine state music theatre. Though the 1934 movie made effective use of light and shadow, the colour in 1950 seems to open up the story, placing most of it on seemingly real high seas and on a seemingly real tropical island.
Nigel bruce is as full of true british bulldog puffery as ever. The fifth film adaptation of robert louis stevensons novel of the same name, and the first version with sound, treasure island 1934 opens at a rowdy, seaside pub where we are introduced to the young jim hawkins jackie cooper. Jim hawkins jackie cooper, long john silver wallace beery and parrot team up in 1934 movie. We also see a bowling newbie and all the mistakes he makes. This fifth film version of robert louis stevensons treasure island boasts an allstar mgm cast, headed by wallace beery as long john silver. If youre a fan of bowling then youll probably get a kick out of this film, which contains several hard laughs and some great trick shots. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing treasure island 1934 near you. This fifth film version of robert louis stevensons treasure island boasts an allstar mgm cast, headed by wallace beery as long john silver and jackie. Warners dvd of treasure island looks very good, which cant be said of every disc from a popular1934 classic. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Long john silver is the books most powerful and developed character, one whose motivation is believable but not unambiguous and whose complexity makes treasure island a true work of genius. Treasure island 1934 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It may also be the first treasure island filmed in glorious colour. The 1934 film directed by victor fleming and starring wallace beery, jackie cooper, lionel barrymore, lewis stone, and nigel bruce is an adaptation of robert louis stevensons famous 1883 novel of the same name. M, wallace beery makes for a good long john silverbut certainly not in the same league as robert newton and jackie cooper is wellcast as jim hawkins. Treasure island 1934 with a talk back with msmt artistic director curt dale clark.
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