Treasure Island (1950) (1950) | |
| Director(s) | Byron Haskin |
| Producer(s) | Perce Pearce, Walt Disney (executive uncredited), Herbert Smith (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Drama, Family |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Disney, Pirate, Treasure |
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Treasure Island (1950) (1950) was a Adventure - Family Film directed by Byron Haskin and produced by Walt Disney, Perce Pearce and Herbert Smith.
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Treasure Island (1950) with Robert Newton and Bobby Driscoll
By Greg Orypeck on Jul 16, 2015 From Classic Film FreakShare 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?? Add your own c... Read full article
Treasure Island (1950) with Robert Newton and Bobby Driscoll
By Greg Orypeck on Jul 16, 2015 From Classic Film FreakShare 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?? Add your own c... Read full article
Treasure Island (1950)
By Beatrice on Jul 13, 2015 From Flickers in TimeTreasure 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 full article
Classic Films in Focus: TREASURE ISLAND (1950)
By Jennifer Garlen on Apr 15, 2015 From Virtual ViragoLong 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 materi... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: TREASURE ISLAND (1950)
By Jennifer Garlen on Apr 15, 2015 From Virtual ViragoLong 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 materi... Read full article
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Quotes from
Long John Silver: Oh, for ten toes!
Dr. Livesey: When do we sail?
Squire Trelawney: Better ask Captain Smollett. Five days, he's been selecting a crew. Six men, all he's got to show for it.
Dr. Livesey: Cautious, eh?
Squire Trelawney: Cautious? He pries into every seaman's past like a judge at a quarter session. When I threatened to step in, he told me to hire a sea cook, so, by Jove, I did hire a sea cook, right out of his own tavern! Ha ha! Fellow by the name of Long John Silver. I didn't waste my time poring over his credentials. All the credentials I needed was a taste of his ham and his buttered eggs!
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"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie onJanuary 29, 1951 with Bobby Driscoll reprising his film role.
Disney's first live action movie. Walt Disney started the project when postwar restrictions stopped him from transferring profits from his cartoons out of Great Britain. Rather than set up a new animation studio, he used the profits and existing facilities to produce a conventional film.
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