Treasure Island (1920)
Directed by Maurice Tourneur
Genres - Action, Adventure |
Sub-Genres - Costume Adventure, Sea Adventure |
Release Date - Jan 2, 1920 (USA - Unknown), Jan 2, 1920 (USA) |
Run Time - 76 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Treasure Island was the third of Fox's "Sunshine Kiddies" series, a group of literary adaptations starring child actors in adult roles. Little Francis Carpenter was cast as Robert Louis Stevenson's youthful hero Jim Hawkins, who after coming into possession of a valuable map embarks upon a treacherous treasure hunt. It was typical of the Sunshine Kiddies series that Stevenson's lovable villain, ship's cook-cum-pirate Long John Silver, was played by a girl, Violet Radcliffe. Another female child performer, Virginia Lee Corbin, is seen as Jim Hawkins' sweetheart, a character which doesn't appear in the original novel. No mere pastiche, Treasure Island was lavishly produced and meticulously directed, and the juvenile cast took its responsibilities very seriously.
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Keywords
island, mutiny, pirate [seafarer], treasure
Attributes
High Budget