Treasure Island (1934 film) Treasure Island (1934 film) Treasure Island is a 1934 film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone, and Nigel Bruce. It is an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s famous 1883 novel of the same name. Jim Hawkins discovers a treasure map and travels on a sailing ship to a remote island, but pirates led by Long John Silver threaten to take away the honest seafarers’ riches and lives. Young Jim Hawkins (Jackie Cooper) and his mother (Dorothy Peterson) run the Admiral Benbow, a tavern near Bristol, England. One dark and stormy night, during
The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives is a Christmas-themed "Merrie Melodies" animated short film, originally released on January 7, 1933. It makes use of a Great Depression setting of Christmas where Santa Claus is seeking shelter. The short takes place at a shantytown; hence the name "The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives". The film was directed by Rudolf Ising of Harman-Ising Productions. The film score was composed by Frank Marsales. This cartoon is available on "The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Vol. 3" laserdisc. This cartoon has fallen into the public domain and therefore