Movie Cosmos - Long John Silver

Description:

In this sequel to Treasure Island, Long John hopes to rescue his friend Jim from a rival pirate and return for more treasure.

Top Cast >

Robert Newton

As Long John Silver

Connie Gilchrist

As Purity Pinker

Lloyd Berrell

As Capt. Mendoza, 'El Toro´

Grant Taylor

As Patch

Rod Taylor

As Israel Hands

Harvey Adams

As Sir Henry Strong

Muriel Steinbeck

As Lady Strong

Henry Gilbert

As Billy Bowlegs

John Brunskill

As Old Stringley

Eric Reiman

As Lanky Pirate

Harry Hambleton

As Big Eric

Syd Chambers

As Ned Shill

George Simpson-Lyttle

As Capt. Asa MacDougall

Tony Arpino

As Mendoza pirate

Al Thomas

As Mendoza pirate

Thora Smith

As Elizabeth Strong

Billy Kay

As Ironhand

Hans Stern

As Reverend Monaster

Don McNiven

As Sgt. Cover

Elwyn Daniel

As Dodd Perch

Charles McCallum

As Old naval officer

John Pooley

As Young naval officer

Frants Folmer

As Sentry

Nicki Martino

As Barmaid

Kit Taylor

As Jim Hawkins

Vladislaus Leonidis

Owen Weingott

Fred Goddard

Jeffrey Bradley

John Llewellyn

James Workman

Kevin Healy

Top Crew >

Byron Haskin

Director

Mark Evans

Producer

Joe Kaufmann

Producer

David Buttolph

Original Music Composer

Martin Rackin

Writer

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (5/10)

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.

2024-06-19