Long John Silver
In this sequel to Treasure Island, Long John hopes to rescue his friend Jim from a rival pirate and return for more treasure.
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Byron Haskin
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I really did like "Treasure island" (1950) and very much wanted to enjoy this sequel featuring, as it does, the star of that film - Robert Newton - as the one legged cook/pirate and overall, all round, reprobate. This time, his young pal "Jim" (Kit Taylor) needs rescuing from the legendary pirate captain "El Toro" (Lloyd Burrell) before they can both pick up some treasure and head home to England. Of course it isn't going to be that simple, and once on the island of Hispaniola, "Silver" needs to use all his wits and guile to stay one step ahead of his rather untrustworthy crew, frequently stirred up by "Israel Hands" (Rod Taylor). There is plenty of adventure here with Newton on typically rambunctious form but the rest of the cast rather let it down, though, and the story is a pretty weak hybrid of the Robert Louis Stevenson novel with some new characters added - including a would-be spouse for our hero (Connie Gilchrist). I did enjoy it, but that might have been nostalgia: I was still a bit disappointed.
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Byron Haskin is the director of Long John Silver.
The cast of Long John Silver includes Tony Arpino as Mendoza pirate, Rod Taylor as Israel Hands, Robert Newton as Long John Silver, Billy Kay as Ironhand, Al Thomas as Mendoza pirate, Connie Gilchrist as Purity Pinker, Kit Taylor as Jim Hawkins, Lloyd Berrell as Capt. Mendoza, 'El Toro´, Grant Taylor as Patch, Harvey Adams as Sir Henry Strong, Muriel Steinbeck as Lady Strong, Henry Gilbert as Billy Bowlegs, and more.
The duration of Long John Silver is 1h 46 mins.
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Long John Silver was released on 16 Dec 1954.
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Long John Silver has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 5.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "I really did like "Treasure island" (1950) and very much wanted to enjoy this sequel featuring, as it does, the star of that film - Robert Newton - as the one legged cook/pirate..."
