Because I was stuck babysitting I had to look for any U-rated movie to stick on and the only one I could find amongst my collection was "
Treasure Island" (1950) that I had as a young'un that I barely remember.
Surprisingly still holds up, though that would be more of a compliment to R.L Stevenson's writing really since the film is very faithful. I was fascinated to see Robert Newton's portrayal of Long John Silver as his Dorset accent* supposedly set the standard for the iconic and stereotypical "Pirate Accent" on screen what with all his "Arr's" and other pieces of dialect. It was also interesting to see Bobby Driscoll as I only knew his voice from
Peter Pan and I was sad to learn what became of him. I was surprised that this film was rated U as with all the blood, especially with a child being stabbed on screen but no matter.
All in all, despite being a "kid's film" I enjoyed myself and would recommend.
* For reference I'll post a clip of Newton as Silver.
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