Long John Silver: Return to Treasure Island

Description

Return To Treasure Island In this continuation of Disney's Treasure Island, Robert Newton reprises the role of Long John Silver that he made so famous. So set sail with this swashbuckling pirate classic and discover a cinematic treasure that will take you places far beyond the high seas!In this continuation of Disney's Treasure Island, Robert Newton reprises the role of Long John Silver that he made so famous. So set sail with this swashbuckling pirate classic and discover a cinematic treasure that will take you places far beyond the high seas!

Customer Reviews:

good movie, bad copy!.......2007-04-07

good movie, bad copy!

I ordered it because it was cheap.
However, picture quality is POOR; fuzzy, washed-out, blurry.

It looks like it's recorded in superlongplay.

The shortness of the tape would seem to confirm this.

Disapointed.......2007-03-09

I was very disappointed in the quality of this DVD. I would not recommend anyone buying this DVD until the quality is back to that of a professional recording.

Aspect ratio mistake on this DVD (VCI Entertainment Edition).......2006-08-21

I won't go into the merits of the movie, because that has been sufficiently covered by other reviewers...in short, good movie and this DVD is the best copy of it available. However, there is one thing that should be noted about the aspect ratio on this DVD. While the back of the package states that it is "Enhanced for 16x9 TVs" (or "Anamorphic") the DVD is indeed encoded in a 16x9 aspect ratio...but the source picture is actually a 4x3 image that's already letterboxed, so the picture you see on your TV is extremely vertically compressed (making everyone look short and fat). The remedy is: If you have a regular 4x3 TV, set the TV aspect ratio in your DVD player settings to 16x9 and the picture will look the way it's supposed to (just remember to change it back before you watch something else). If you have a 16x9 TV, just use the zoom feature on your TV that you usually use with 4x3 non-anamorphic videos. That's about the only real problem with the DVD, and I thought anyone considering purchasing it should be aware.

"The King of B-Westerns & Serials...VCI Entertainment ~ Long John Silver (1954)".......2006-07-22

VCI Entertainment presents the original adventure restored to all it's theatrical glory "Long John Silver" (1954) (Dolby digitally remastered) (photographed in Eastman Color), the original "Pirates of the Caribbean" that started it all...the most colorful pirate of all time, roaring across a boundless sea of spectacle in full widescreen Cinemascope...Under director Byron Haskin, producer Joe Kaufmann, based on the characters of Robert Louis Stevenson, screenplay by Martin Rackin, music composed by David Buttolph...the cast include Robert Newton (Long John Silver), Kit Taylor (Jim Hawkins), Connie Gilchrist (Purity Pinker), Lloyd Berrell (Capt. Mendoza, 'El Toro'), Grant Taylor (Patch), Rod Taylor (Israel Hands (as Rodney Taylor), Harvey Adams (Sir Henry Strong), Muriel Steinbeck (Lady Strong), Henry Gilbert (Billy Bowlegs), John Brunskill (Old Stringley), Eric Reiman (Lanky pirate), Harry Hambleton (Big Eric), Syd Chambers (Ned Shill), George Simpson-Lyttle (Capt. Asa MacDougall (as George Simpson-Little), Tony Arpino (Mendoza pirate). . . . .our story has to do with the continuation of "Treasure Island" based on the chronicles of Robert Louis Stevenson...who is this rival known as the pirate Mendoza to Long John Silver...what plan does Silver have to rescue the governor's daughter...how can Jim Hawkins best serve Silver once again in obtaining a swift fast ship to return to the treasure that has been in the back of Silver's mind these past years.....there is a great deal of entertainment for the serious "film-buff"...all courtesy of VCI Entertainment, who in my humble opinion is the best there is in restoring early serials and features like this one.

SPECIAL FEATURES:
BIOS:
1. Robert Newton
Birth Date: 6/01/1905 - Shaftsbury, Dorset, England, UK
Died: 3/25/1956 - Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
2. Kit Taylor
Birth Date: 1942 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died: Still Living
3. Byron Haskin (Director)
Birth Date: 4/22/1899 - Portland, Oregon
Died: 4/16/1984 - Montecito, California

If you crave action, drama and plenty of adventure then this is the place for all of the above...if you enjoyed this feature check out another as VCI Entertainment presents "Tennessee Partner" (1955) (Dolby digitally remastered), featuring John Payne, Ronald Reagan and Rhonda Fleming is based on a Bret Harte writings as our story takes place in a gold mining town in California where gambler John Payne finds it easier to take money at the poker table than digging for gold...a stranger riding into town played by Ronald Reagan saves Payne...Reagan known as Cowpoke becomes Tennessee's partner....but the place is full of rough characters....the story lines are excellent with outstanding action scenes and production with over an hours worth of entertainment

Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing the "Long John Silver" (1954), digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more of the same from the ''50s vintage...order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment, stay tuned once again with a top notch film releases from VCI...so climb aboard and get ready for some high adventure that only VCI Entertainment (King of the Serials) can deliver...just the way we like 'em!

Total Time: 106 mins on DVD ~ VCI Entertainment 8452 ~ (6/27/2006)

adventures of long john silver.......2005-04-14

beware! this is not the tv series as described by the first reviewer (not the reviewer's fault). this is instead, the movie version of "return to treasure Island", and the tv version is by a different distributor.

Legendary Pirate Movies (Captain Kidd / The Son Of Monte Cristo / Long John Silver's Return To Treasure Island)

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awesome
Pirate Movies
A great must have pirate collection
Plenty of swashbuckling action for cheap!

Legendary Pirate Movies (Captain Kidd / The Son Of Monte Cristo / Long John Silver's Return To Treasure Island)
Starring: Louis Hayward , Joan Bennett , George Sanders , Florence Bates , and Lionel Royce
Director: Rowland V. Lee , and Byron Haskin
Manufacturer: Bfs Entertainment
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ASIN: B00007AJDH
Release Date: 2003-01-28

Description

3 Great Movies on 1 DVD. Star Power, Exciting Genre with Extras on each DVD.

Customer Reviews:

awesome.......2007-08-03

You will love all the movies. It is worth the investment because there is such a nice vareity of different movies that you are nicely surprised . It is a good buy. After veiwing I read the books. Not many movies inspire this action.

Pirate Movies.......2006-07-05

This a pretty good collection of Pirate movies, although the quality and special effects left a little to be desired. Overall, this collection is worth it.

A great must have pirate collection.......2006-03-09

The collection of pirate movies is a must have giving you some of the greatest with terrific stories and acting.

Plenty of swashbuckling action for cheap!.......2004-05-05

I love a good swashbuckler classic, & you get a pretty good collection here for a very low price. Captain Kidd stars Charles Laughton in another great villanous role, & Randolph Scott, who was 46 at the time(!), as the man determined to bring him to justice. Considering it was made in 1945, the picture quality is pretty good. This is a fun classic for swashbuckler fans. The Son of Monte Cristo is definitely one of the corniest movies I've ever seen! Most of the dialogue is unintentionally hilarious, but it was very entertaining & makes the perfect movie for a rainy night! It stars Louis Hayward, George Sanders, Joan Bennett (who was in several great film noirs), & Clayton Moore (the Lone Ranger!). Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island is the fun sequal to Treasure Island, & Robert Newton once again plays a pirate to perfection! The picture quality is below adverage, but the film itself is great. This is probably the most entertaining of the three films thanks to Newton's over-the-top performance that kept me laughing the whole way through! These aren't masterpieces, but they're great fun for the whole family & well-priced.

BLACKBEARD THE PIRATE with Robert Newton (Barba Negra, O Pirato) (High Quality Import Edition-NTSC format-Region 1-Playable in North America

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BLACKBEARD THE PIRATE with Robert Newton (Barba Negra, O Pirato) (High Quality Import Edition-NTSC format-Region 1-Playable in North America
Starring: Robert Newton , Linda Darnell , Keith Andes , and Torin Thatcher
Director: Raoul Walsh
Manufacturer: Classicline
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000GFOLJU

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Brand new, factory sealed, fully licensed DVD manufactured in Brazil. NTSC format. Playable on any North American DVD player. High quality full screen color image. Original English dialog with optional subtitles in Portuguese. Portuguese subtitles do not appear unless turned on and they can be easily turned off. The following review appears in Amazon for the VHS edition: "This film is classic Saturday matinee pirate fare from 1952. The tongue-in-cheek coupling of 18th century lingo with 1950's hip slang is clever. Critics who bashed this film missed the point--it's simply to be enjoyed. It's a semi-farce,and should be viewed as such. Excellent casting, charaterizations and script. Good seafaring musical score and great special effects considering the technology that was available at the time the film was produced. And Robert Newton, despite criticisms, is clearly the best pirate to ever grace the silver screen. Good perfomances by Linda Darnell, Keith Andes, William Bendix, and Irene Ryan (granny Hillbilly). Better than average in every way. But what less than a cool flick like this could you expect from RKO in the postwar era? ARRRRH!"

Family Classics 4-Movie Pack - Son of Monte Cristo, Captain Kidd, Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island, Scarlet Letter

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Pirates and swordsmen and cheats (Oh my!)

Family Classics 4-Movie Pack - Son of Monte Cristo, Captain Kidd, Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island, Scarlet Letter
Starring: Charles Laughton , Robert Newton , Randolph Scott , Joan Bennett , and John Carradine
Manufacturer: Mill Creek Entertainment
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Binding: DVD

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The Black Swan

ASIN: B000EMSLQ4
Release Date: 2006-02-07

Customer Reviews:

Pirates and swordsmen and cheats (Oh my!).......2007-08-02

FAMILY CLASSICS 4 MOVIE PACK is a nice little set of older films that will appeal to kids of all ages.

"Return to Treasure Island" is an Australian sequel to the British-made 1950 "Treasure Island." Robert Newton, who literally invented all the cliché pirate mannerisms (such as "Arrrrrrrrrrr!") reprises his role of one-legged Long John. After this movie, Newton starred in a TV show that was exported from Australia to America. "Long John Silver" was one of the first series to be shot in color. Newton died soon after its first and only season was completed.

Charles Laughton's portrayal of "Captain Kidd" is somewhat more restrained (if less courtly) than his "Mutiny on the Bounty" Captain Bligh. Co-star Randolph Scott is the handsome hero here. Look for Sheldon Leonard in Kidd's crew. Leonard was the racetrack tout on the "Jack Benny Program." He also created and produced such TV shows as "I Spy," "The Andy Griffith Show" and "My World and Welcome To It."

"Son of Monte Cristo" is a swashbuckler of the old school variety. A charming leading man, great scenery and costuming, suspense, plenty of action and a happy ending make for satisfying fare. TV's "Lone Ranger," Clayton Moore, appears here in a brief balcony scene.

"The Scarlet Letter" is a book worth reading. The 1934 movie is a close transcription of that book. Its only flaw occurs when the minister reveals his dark secret in front of his congregation. A rushed delivery and poor build-up weakens somewhat the overall impact of this climactic moment. Other than this, it's a decent film.

KIDS' FAVORITE ADVENTURE MOVIES is a somewhat larger collection of similar family fare. This nice box set has literary classics ("Heidi," "Alice in Wonderland" and "Jungle Book"), fun westerns (two "Over-the-Hill Gang" movies) and seven stranded castaways finally getting rescued from GILLIGAN'S ISLAND!

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The parenthetical numbers preceding titles are 1 to 10 viewer poll ratings found at a movie resource website.

(6.3) Captain Kidd (1945) - Charles Laughton/Randolph Scott/Barbara Britton/John Carradine
(6.3) Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island ("Long John Silver") (Australia-1954) - Robert Newton
(5.1) The Scarlet Letter (1934) - Colleen Moore/Hardie Albright/Alan Hale/William Farnum (in support)
(6.1) The Son Of Monte Cristo (1940) - Louis Hayward/Joan Bennett/George Sanders/Clayton Moore (in support)

The Adventures of Long John Silver, Vol. 1&2

Average customer rating:

good movie, bad copy!
Disapointed
Aspect ratio mistake on this DVD (VCI Entertainment Edition)
"The King of B-Westerns & Serials...VCI Entertainment ~ Long John Silver (1954)"
adventures of long john silver

The Adventures of Long John Silver, Vol. 1&2
Starring: Robert Newton , Connie Gilchrist , Lloyd Berrell , Grant Taylor , and Rod Taylor
Director: Byron Haskin
Manufacturer: Platinum Disc
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ASIN: B00029NLJ6
Release Date: 2004-08-17

Customer Reviews:

good movie, bad copy!.......2007-04-07

Disapointed.......2007-03-09

I was very disappointed in the quality of this DVD. I would not recommend anyone buying this DVD until the quality is back to that of a professional recording.

Aspect ratio mistake on this DVD (VCI Entertainment Edition).......2006-08-21

"The King of B-Westerns & Serials...VCI Entertainment ~ Long John Silver (1954)".......2006-07-22

adventures of long john silver.......2005-04-14

Pirates: In the Wake of the Bounty/Captain Calamity/Long John Silver

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Pirates: In the Wake of the Bounty/Captain Calamity/Long John Silver
Starring: Pirates!
Manufacturer: St Clair Vision
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ASIN: B000GB5MFQ
Release Date: 2006-08-15

Average customer rating:

good movie, bad copy!
Disapointed
Aspect ratio mistake on this DVD (VCI Entertainment Edition)
"The King of B-Westerns & Serials...VCI Entertainment ~ Long John Silver (1954)"
adventures of long john silver

Long John Silver
Starring: Robert Newton , Connie Gilchrist , Lloyd Berrell , Grant Taylor , and Rod Taylor
Director: Byron Haskin
Manufacturer: United Home
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000FOQ1KE
Release Date: 2006-07-10

Description

VCI is pleased to present this family/adventure classic, based on the characters created by Robert Lewis Stevenson, in a brand new DVD -- the likes of which have probably not been seen since its initial theatrical release! The film has been faithfully restored to its full widescreen CinemaScope glory with beautiful rich color and detail! The very entertaining soundtrack has likewise been restored from a rare original 4-track recording and remixed to Dolby Digital 5.1. Robert Newton repeats his Treasure Island role as Long John Silver. The ruthless pirate "El Toro" Mendoza has kidnapped the Governor's beautiful young daughter and captured Jim Hawkins along with her. Around Jim's neck hangs a medallion that will help Long John find more of legendary Captain Flint's buried gold, still waiting to be discovered on Treasure Island. Bonus Features: Original Trailer & TV Spot| Actors & Director Bios| Anamorphic Widescreen - Enhanced for 16x9 Monitors| Digitally Re-mastered with Before & After Restoration. Specs: DVD9; Dolby Digital 5.1; 106 minutes; Color; 2.55:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA - NR; Year - 1954; SRP - $9.99.

Customer Reviews:

good movie, bad copy!.......2007-04-07

Disapointed.......2007-03-09

I was very disappointed in the quality of this DVD. I would not recommend anyone buying this DVD until the quality is back to that of a professional recording.

Aspect ratio mistake on this DVD (VCI Entertainment Edition).......2006-08-21

"The King of B-Westerns & Serials...VCI Entertainment ~ Long John Silver (1954)".......2006-07-22

adventures of long john silver.......2005-04-14

The Lady and the Highway Man & Long John Silver-(2 Feature Films)

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The Lady and the Highway Man & Long John Silver-(2 Feature Films)

Manufacturer: FVC
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

2 movies
248 total minutes
Digitall Remastered
New and Sealed

ASIN: B000E794XS

Product Description

The Lady and the Highway Man DVD with a bonus feature "Long John Silver" 248 total minutes. Brnad New and Sealed.

The Adventures of Long John Silver - Volume 1

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The Adventures of Long John Silver - Volume 1
Starring: Long John Silver
Manufacturer: Alpha Home Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000P6R9EO
Release Date: 2007-05-29

Product Description

Four episodes of thrilling adventures starring the famous pirate of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island.

The Adventures Of Long John Silver, Volume 2

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The Adventures Of Long John Silver, Volume 2
Starring: Robert Newton
Manufacturer: Alpha Home Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000P6R9EY
Release Date: 2007-05-29

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Four more episodes of thrilling adventures starring the famous pirate of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island.

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