Treasure Island (1934)
Release Date: Aug 17, 1934 Wide
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This fifth film version of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island boasts an all-star MGM cast, headed by Wallace Beery as Long John Silver and Jackie Cooper as Jim Hawkins. The screenplay, by John Lee Mahin, John Howard Lawson and Leonard Praskins, remains faithful to the Stevenson original...up to a point. The story begins when drunken old sea dog Billy Bones (Lionel Barrymore) drags himself into the seaside pub managed by Jim and his mother (Dorothy Peterson). After Billy is killed by the
Aug 17, 1934 Wide
Oct 10, 2006
Cast
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Wallace Beery
Long John Silver -
Jackie Cooper
Jim Hawkins -
Lionel Barrymore
Billy Bones -
Otto Kruger
Dr. Livesev -
Lewis Stone
Capt. Alexander Smollet... -
Nigel Bruce
Squire Trelawney -
Charles "Chic" Sale
Ben Gunn -
William V. Mong
Pew -
Charles McNaughton
Black Dog -
Dorothy Peterson
Mrs. Hawkins -
Robert A'Dair
Tom -
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Wilson Benge
Friend at Inn -
Robert Bolder
Mild Man at Inn -
Edmund Breese
Anderson -
James Burke
George Merry -
W.B. Clarke
Allan -
Cora Sue Collins
Child at Inn -
Harry Cording
Henry -
Sidney D'Albrook
Joyce -
Jill Dennett
Streetwalker -
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Vernon P. Downing
Boy at Inn -
Douglas Dumbrille
[Ugly Israel] Hands -
Frank G. Dunn
Hunter -
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Olin Howland
Dick -
Charles Irwin
Abraham Gray -
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J.M. Kerrigan
Tom Morgan -
Edward Pawley
O'Brien -
Richard Powell
William Post -
Yorke Sherwood
Mr. Arrow -
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John Anderson
Harry Sykes -
Tom Mahoney
Redruth -
Harold Wilson
Oldster -
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Harold Entwistle
Ship's Chandler -
Edith Kingdon
Wife at Inn -
King Mojave
Pirate -
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Charles Bennett
Dandy Dawson -
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All Critics (8) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (0) | DVD (5)
Spry adaptation of beloved pirate yarn has a treasured cast.
A quality Hollywood adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson kiddie classic.
...young (Jackie) Cooper has a hard time holding his own against the older cast members, but that point aside, the film is a delight.
Five minutes into the picture, I pretty much forgot about its 1934 production date and was caught up in the characters and story.
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Foreign Titles
- Treasure Island (1934) (DE)
- Treasure Island (1934) (UK)
