Treasure Island

1934

Action / Adventure / Drama / Family

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 73% · 9 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 73% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 3508 3.5K

sailboat island based on novel or book pirate gang treasure hunt treasure map

Plot summary

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 Flint's buried treasure.

Director

Victor Fleming Photo
Victor Fleming

Top cast

Robert Bolder Photo
Robert Bolder as Mild Man at Inn
Sidney D'Albrook Photo
Sidney D'Albrook as Joyce
Edmund Breese Photo
Edmund Breese as Pirate of the Spanish Main
Douglass Dumbrille Photo
Douglass Dumbrille as Pirate of the Spanish Main
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944.35 MB
956*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
Seeds 2
1.71 GB
1424*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by rbrb 7 / 10

Astute study in Innocence Betrayed

Yes here is a good adventure yarn from a famous novel; a treasure map, a seafaring trip to an island with pirates too, lost treasure, and characters with names such as "Black Dog" etc etc However what distinguishes this version of the tale in my opinion is the relationship between cabin boy Jim Hawkins and the wily old one legged sea lag Long John Silver with the parrot on his shoulders. Childhood trust and innocence is constantly revealed yet betrayed by the adult against the child. Both these characters dominate the movie and quite a study in how an understandably gullible youngster is constantly hoodwinked by the older rogue. Outstanding performances from both actors and all in all this is an entertaining and thoughtful picture. 7/10.
Reviewed by AlsExGal 7 / 10

A pirate adventure tale for the whole family...

... based on Robert Louis Stevenson's book, from MGM and director Victor Fleming. Jackie Cooper stars as Jim Hawkins, a boy working in his mother's seaside inn. One night a crusty old sea dog named Billy Bones (Lionel Barrymore) arrives with a large chest which he zealously guards. When circumstances lead to it being opened, a treasure map is inside, which inspires Squire Trelawney (Nigel Bruce) to sponsor a sea voyage to look for the hidden booty. Jim goes along for the journey, and befriends a one-legged sea veteran named Long John Silver (Wallace Beery) who may turn out to be more than just a ship's cook.I read Stevenson's book as a kid, but I never watched any of the many film adaptations until fairly recently, when I watched the 1990 TV movie version starring a young Christian Bale as Jim and Charlton Heston as Long John Silver. This MGM version manages to do more in less time, and I liked Beery in the Silver role much more than Heston. Cooper, on the other hand, gives an awful "movie-kid" performance that pulled me out of the story with almost every line he uttered. I tend to be overly harsh on kids in movies (I'm not a fan), so letting that slide, this is an enjoyable adventure tale with excellent costumes and settings. This was a big hit for MGM, and helped spur a boom in nautical films and other period adventure movies, such as the following year's Captain Blood and Mutiny on the Bounty.
Reviewed by minorstrachan 8 / 10

Watery Fun Fare At It's Best!

Victor Flemming, famous helmer for bigger films such as Gone With The Wind, conducts this adventure story with a pleasant, confidant ease, if not a touch of true inspiration.Wallace Beery is brilliant as Long John Silver while Jackie Cooper as Jim plays the perfect sounding board to Beery's loud, large, charismatic performance.Faithful to Mr. Louis Stevenson's chirography of the same tile; in this writer's humble opinion this incarnation of the film captures, most closely, the tone of the original novel - maybe it being closest to the novel chronologically can account for that.Beery delivers a truly classic American performance here, that anyone, even the most media jaded of our day, should have fun following the old tar and his young friend in their adventures across this terraqueous globe.
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