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The Boy and the Pirates( 1960)

TV-MAAdventureFamilyFantasy
54%
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Boy Against Buccaneer!

Overview

Jimmy desires to be a pirate when one day he discovers a magic bottle on the beach. He makes a wish and suddenly finds himself aboard Blackbeard's ship. Soon he realizes that being a pirate isn't what he expected.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Charles Herbert

      Jimmy Warren

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      Susan Gordon

      Kathy/Katrina Van Keif

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      Murvyn Vye

      Blackbeard

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      Paul Guilfoyle

      Snipe

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      Timothy Carey

      Morgan

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      Joe Turkel

      Abu the Genie

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      Archie Duncan

      Scoggins

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      Than Wyenn

      Hunter

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      Albert Cavens

      Dutch Captain

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      Mickey Finn

      Peake

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      Morgan Jones

      Mr. Warren

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Sep 15 2024
    This is actually quite an amiable little kids adventure film that sees the young "Jimmy" (Charles Herbert) find a bottle on the beach - next thing he and his friend "Katrina" (Susan Gordon) have been miraculously transported aboard the pirate ship of "Blackbeard" (Murvyn Vye) and adventures galore lie ahead... Paul Gilfoyle is quite good as the pirate's sidekick "Snipe" and it has quite a bit of light-heartedness to it - "Blackbeard" tries to light his cigar with some safety matches! - and plenty of jolly japes for the youngsters. It has been produced in the style of the Disney action films of ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • sword
    • time travel
    • coming of age
    • pirate
    • pirate ship
    • genie