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 more
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 more
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 more
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 15, 2015
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 m read more
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 15, 2015
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 m read more
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 15, 2015
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 m read more
