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The Adventures Of Long John Silver( 1957)

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Overview

A TV series about the Long John Silver character from Treasure Island. It was made in 1954 in colour in Australia for the American and British markets before the development of Australian television. Long John Silver is the proud captain of his own ship and his own crew. He and his buccaneer cruise around the Caribbean and often stay on the side of the English and fight the French and Spanish. After the long and dangerous adventures, he and his crew rest in the tavern of Miss Purity. This series aired in the United States first on Syndicated basis in 1956, but not on a regular basis and completely random as part of another show. Several episodes were edited together and shown as movies in the cinemas under the titles: Under The Black Flag and South Sea Pirates. After that it was sold to the ITV Network in the UK, and aired in 1957. In 1958 Australian ABC screened the series as part of Children's TV Club show.

  1. Robert Louis Stevenson

    Creator

Series Cast

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    Grant Taylor

    Patch

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    Connie Gilchrist

    Purity Pinker

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    Robert Newton

    Capt. Long John Silver

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    Harry Hambleton

    Big Eric

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    Eric Reiman

    Trip Fenner

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    Kit Taylor

    Jim Hawkins

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Season 1

1957 | 26 Episodes

Season 1 of The Adventures Of Long John Silver premiered on Apr 09 1957

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Facts

Status

Ended

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Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

  • anti hero
  • cannon
  • sword fight
  • pirate
  • cannonball
  • swashbuckler
  • eye patch
  • pirate ship