Long John Silver (1954) on Netflix
Broke in Portobello, Long John Silver keeps a chart to a second treasure but needs a medallion to read it. Rival pirate Mendoza holds Elizabeth, Governor Strong's daughter, and Jim Hawkins.
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Plot summary
Some time after the events of Treasure Island, Long John Silver and his crew are broke and drifting around Portobello, a port in the British West Indies. Long John holds a map to a second treasure cache on Treasure Island, but a special medallion is required to decode it. The pirate Mendoza has kidnapped Elizabeth, the daughter of Governor Strong, and is holding her for ransom. Jim Hawkins is a captive as well, pressed into service as a cabin boy. Jim secretly helped Dod Perch get away and sent him to find Long John.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Long John Silver (1954)
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- Long John Silver was the first movie shot in Australia in CinemaScope, and it was also the first film shot in DeLuxe Color outside the United States.
- Guy Doleman was selected to play Israel Hands but refused to grow a beard and wear the contact lenses the part required, so he dropped out and Rod Taylor stepped in instead.
- Director Byron Haskin alleged that producer Joseph Kaufman ran out of money during production, which made shooting the film extremely difficult.
- While Long John Silver was being made, court proceedings were initiated against its star Robert Newton in England over his debts, and he was declared bankrupt.
- The Adventures of Long John Silver, a color television series, ran for 26 episodes and was the first TV series made in Australia, two years before television broadcasting started in the country.
- The sea battle was filmed with a galleon the filmmakers built on a barge at Botany Bay and with six-foot model ships in Port Hacking.
