Long John Silver (film)
Long John Silver, also known as Long John Silvers Return to Treasure Island, is a 1954 United States film production made in Australia about the eponymous pirate from Treasure Island, starring Robert Newton as Silver and Rod Taylor as Israel Hands.
The movie is set some time after the events of Treasure Island. Long John Silver receives grave news from Dod Perch of a massacre by Mendoza, who had also kidnapped Governor Strongs daughter Elizabeth for ransom along with Jim Hawkins. Long John also learns of a second treasure cache on Treasure Island the only clue to its location is a pirate medallion. Long John visits Governor Strong and his wife and proposes to deliver the ransom before they pursue Mendoza.During the pickup of the ransom, Long John goes with Billy Bowlegs to Mendozas ship and explains that Billy shot his two partners to hoard the ransom money for himself. Long John, invited on the ship, suggests to Mendoza that he leave Elizabeth on shore and lure the governors warships away in order to sack the kings warehouses. As Mendoza carries out the plan, Long John finds that Jim possesses the pirate medallion indicating the second treasures location. Mendoza begins to double cross Long John, but Long John his men to ambush and capture Mendoza along with the warehouse fortune, while Jim and Elizabeth make their escape. ........
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