Treasure Island (1950 Movie)
Treasure Island Synopsis:
Ahoy, mateys! Walt Disney’s first live action feature, Treasure Island, vividly brings to life Robert Louis Stevenson’s timeless tale of buccaneers and buried gold. Authentic locales, rich color photography, and musket-roaring action set the stage for the stouthearted heroics of young Jim Hawkins and the skullduggery of the wily, one-legged pirate Long John Silver.
Fun Facts and Statistics:
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This film was Disney’s first full live-action film.
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The movie was re-released once in 1975.
Key Cast Members:
- Bobby Driscoll: Jim Hawkins
- Robert Newton: Long John Silver
- Basil Sydney: Captain Smollett
- Walter Fitzgerald: Squire Trelawney
- Denis O’Dea: Dr. Livesey
- Finlay Currie: Capt. Billy Bones
- Ralph Truman: George Merry
- Geoffrey Keen: Israel Hands
- Geoffrey Wilkinson: Ben Gunn
- John Laurie: Blind Pew
- Francis de Wolff: Black Dog
- David Davies: Mr. Arrow
- John Gregson: Redruth
- Andrew Blackett: Gray
- William Devlin: Morgan
- Howard Douglas: Williams
- Harry Locke: Haggott
- Sam Kydd: Cady
- Stephen Jack: Job
- Harold Jamieson: Scully
- Diarmuid Kelly: Bolen
- Patrick Troughton: Roach
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