Treasure Island
Seen it?1934 | 103 min | Adventure, Family
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and families. If you loved Treasure Island or The Goonies, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 43 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1934: an older pace and style.
In this early film adaptation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, young Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of buccaneer Captain Flint's buried treasure.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 25K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Victor Fleming
- Wallace BeeryLong John Silver
- Jackie CooperJim Hawkins
- Lionel BarrymoreBilly Bones
- Otto KrugerDoctor Livesey
- Lewis StoneCaptain Smollett
- Nigel BruceSquire Trelawney
- Charles 'Chic' SaleBen Gunn
- William V. MongPew
- Charles McNaughtonBlack Dog
- Dorothy PetersonMrs. Hawkins