La Isla del Tesoro (DVD) | new film

Victor Fleming

Jackie Cooper, Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone, Lionel Barrymore, Otto Kruger, Nigel Bruce, Charles McNaughton, Douglass Dumbrille, Charles Sale, Dorothy Peterson

Jim Hawkins is a young Englishman who works in his parents' inn, Admiral Bembow, located in an English coastal town. One day an old buccanero named Billy Bones arrives at the establishment, who brings with him a chest with the map of "The Island of the Treasury". It reveals the whereabouts of the formidable wealth accumulated by Captain Flint. The pirates who made up the Flint crew, including Black Dog, are looking for Billy Bones to snatch the map and be able to find the treasure. But before getting the young Jim, taking advantage of Billy Bones dies, steals the chest and escapes. Jim asks Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney for help, who decide to go to the island for the treasure. In the world of taverns of the port of Bristol, the Squire carries out the preparations for the trip. After acquiring “La Hispaniola”, a frigate that will take them to the island, equip it with everything you need and hire a crew. Among them is Long John Silver, who embarks as a cook, but who is actually a pirate captain who, after gaining the confidence of the Squire, gets a group of sailors to their orders to compose the crew. (FILMAFFINITY)

adventure | fantastic