Treasure Island (1934)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Victor Fleming

Writers:

Robert Louis Stevenson (novel)
John Lee Mahin (screenplay)
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Release Date:

17 August 1934 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure

Tagline:

Sail The High Seas Of Adventure Again !

Plot:

Young Jim Hawkins is torn between his loyalty to his benefactors and his affection for lovable rogue Long John Silver in their struggle to recover a buried pirate treasure.

Plot Keywords:

Pirate | Treasure | Long John Silver | Young Boy | Map

Cast

Wallace Beery	...	Long John Silver
Jackie Cooper	...	Jim Hawkins
Lionel Barrymore	...	Billy Bones
Otto Kruger	...	Doctor Livesey
Lewis Stone	...	Captain Smollett
Nigel Bruce	...	Squire Trelawney
Charles 'Chic' Sale	...	Ben Gunn
William V. Mong	...	Pew
Charles McNaughton	...	Black Dog
Dorothy Peterson	...	Mrs. Hawkins
Douglass Dumbrille	...	Pirate of the Spanish Main (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Edmund Breese	...	Pirate of the Spanish Main
Olin Howland	...	Pirate of the Spanish Main
Charles Irwin	...	Pirate of the Spanish Main
Edward Pawley	...	Pirate of the Spanish Main
Richard Powell	...	Pirate of the Spanish Main
James Burke	...	Pirate of the Spanish Main
John Anderson	...	Pirate of the Spanish Main
Charles Bennett	...	Pirate of the Spanish Main
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Adair	...	Tom (seaman) (uncredited)
Robert Anderson	...	Pirate (uncredited)
Bernice Beatty	...	Woman at inn (uncredited)
Wilson Benge	...	Friend at inn (uncredited)
Bruce Bennett	...	Man at Tavern (uncredited)
Red Berger	...	Pirate (uncredited)
Robert Bolder	...	Mild man at ynn (uncredited)
Ed Brady	...	Pirate (uncredited)
Westcott Clarke	...	Allan (uncredited)
Cora Sue Collins	...	Young girl at the inn (uncredited)
Harry Cording	...	Henry (pirate) (uncredited)
Sidney D'Albrook	...	Joyce (uncredited)
Jill Dennett	...	Streetwalker (uncredited)
Kay Deslys	...	Streetwalker (uncredited)
Billy Dooley	...	Pirate (uncredited)
Vernon Downing	...	Boy at inn (uncredited)
Frank Dunn	...	Hunter (uncredited)
Harold Entwistle	...	Ship's chandler (uncredited)
Matt Gilman	...	Pirate (uncredited)
Frank Hagney	...	Pirate (uncredited)
Jack Hill	...	Pirate (uncredited)
J.M. Kerrigan	...	Tom Morgan (pirate) (uncredited)
John Kerr	...	Pirate (uncredited)
Edith Kingdon	...	Wife at inn (uncredited)
A.B. Lane	...	Pirate (uncredited)
Tom Mahoney	...	Redruth (uncredited)
Jim Mason	...	Pirate (uncredited)
King Mojave	...	Pirate (uncredited)
John Northpole	...	Pirate (uncredited)
Ethel Ransome	...	Streetwalker (uncredited)
Yorke Sherwood	...	Mr. Arrow (uncredited)
Shirley Simpson	...	Woman friend at Inn (uncredited)
Robert R. Stephenson	...	Pirate (uncredited)
Jane Talent	...	Streetwalker (uncredited)
Hal Wilson	...	Oldster (uncredited)
Tom Wilson	...	Pirate (uncredited)

Directed by
Victor Fleming

Writing credits
Robert Louis Stevenson		(novel "Treasure Island")
John Lee Mahin		(screenplay)
John Howard Lawson		contributor to treatment (uncredited)
Leonard Praskins		contributor to treatment (uncredited)

Produced by
Hunt Stromberg	....	producer

Original Music by
Herbert Stothart

Cinematography by
Clyde De Vinna		(photographed by) (as Clyde DeVinna)
Ray June		(photographed by)
Harold Rosson

Film Editing by
Blanche Sewell

Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons

Costume Design by
Dwight Franklin		(uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Horace Hough	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Merrill Pye	....	associate art director
Edwin B. Willis	....	associate art director

Sound Department
Douglas Shearer	....	recording director
Robert Shirley	....	sound (uncredited)

Music Department
Wayne Allen	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Bob Davis	....	singing voice: Charles 'Chic' Sale (uncredited)
Maurice De Packh	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Paul Lamkoff	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Charles Maxwell	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Other crew
Dwight Franklin	....	technical advisor

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Inc.)

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1934) (USA) (theatrical)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Continental Home Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Runtime:

USA:103 min (Turner library print) | USA:110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

USA:TV-G | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Australia:G | USA:Approved (PCA #9)

Filming Locations:

Alameda, California, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Quotes:

Long John Silver: You ain't gonna let honesty stand in the way o' bein' smart?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina (2003)

Soundtrack:

Rule Britannia

Good Version

I have seen most versions of Treasure Island. This is one of my favorites. Not what I would call erotic in any shape or form. Good Beery and Coogan vehicle with plenty of pirates and treasure hunting as other versions. The story line is not much different than any other. It seems a bit brighter and more lighthearted. Although none are very true to the story this one is a decent adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson book. I happen to like the casting of Lionel Barrymore, Otto Kruger, Lewis Stone, and Nigel Bruce in this gem. Their defense of the Island Stockade is exciting. It has more replayability than all but a couple. It is great fun for the whole family for a lazy afternoon. A notch above most except perhaps the one with Charlton Heston. I certainly hope to see this on DVD since I would add it to my collection.