Treasure Island

Based on Robert Louis Stevenson's novel, this 1934 adaptation follows young Jim Hawkins, whose life at his mother's inn takes a turn when a former pirate, Billy Bones, arrives and entrusts him with a map showing where the buccaneer Captain Flint hid his fortune. With the help of Doctor Livesey and Squire Trelawney, Jim sets sail aboard the Hispaniola to recover it. Among the crew they hire is Long John Silver, who joins as the ship's cook but has plans of his own for the treasure, putting Jim's loyalty to those he trusts in conflict with his growing fondness for the man.

Victor Fleming directed the film for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, placing it between Red Dust and Captains Courageous in his filmography. John Lee Mahin wrote the screenplay, and Hunt Stromberg produced. Wallace Beery plays Long John Silver opposite Jackie Cooper as Jim, with Lionel Barrymore as Billy Bones, Otto Kruger as Doctor Livesey, Lewis Stone as Captain Smollett and Nigel Bruce as Squire Trelawney, among a credited cast of twenty-two.

Running 103 minutes, the film is an adventure story aimed at family audiences. On IMDb it holds a rating of 7.1 from around 3,500 votes, while on TMDB its rating is 6.6 from a much smaller number of votes. A critics' rating of 7.5 from nine reviews places it somewhat above the audience scores.