by Iotis Erlewine
synopsis
In this Walt Disney production of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel, Bobby Driscoll plays Jim Hawkins, a young cabin boy who battles the pirate Long John Silver for a treasure. Disney changes the ending of the book, yet the film is so entertaining that the difference is forgivable.
characteristics
- Pirates
- Mutiny
- Sea-captain
- Search
- Treasure
- Swashbuckler
- Map
- High-seas
- Castaway
- Cabin-boy
- Childhood-adventures
- Coming-of-age
