The Adventures of Long John Silver
The Adventures of Long John Silver is a family adventure series about the Long John Silver character from Treasure Island. Produced 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 long and dangerous adventures, he and his crew rest in the tavern of Miss Purity.
The series first aired in the United States on syndicated basis in 1956, but irregularly as part of another show. Several episodes were edited together and shown theatrically under the titles: 'Under the Black Flag' and 'South Sea Pirates'.
Afterwards, it was sold to the ITV in the UK, and aired in 1957. In 1958, the Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) screened the series as part of Children's TV Club.
Year: 1957
Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Australia
Studio: ABC TV, ITV1, ARD-alpha, Reel Media International
Director: Robert Louis Stevenson
Cast: Robert Newton, Connie Gilchrist, Kit Taylor
First Air Date: Apr 09, 1957
Last Air date: Aug 27, 1957
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 26 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
IMDb: 7.00/10 by 4.00 users
Popularity: 3.3795
Language: English
Keyword : based on novel or book, anti hero, cannon, sword fight, pirate, cannonball, swashbuckler, eye patch, pirate ship, peplum, treasure island
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