Treasure Island (1950 film) they finally reach the spot where the treasure – supposed to be 700,000 pounds – is supposed to be buried, they discover instead an empty pit, save for one guinea. The pirates turn on Silver, who manages to kill three of them before Smollett's men appear to defeat the rest. Greeting Silver, Gunn reveals that he dug up Flint's treasure and has stashed it in a cave. Despite keeping his end of the bargain, Captain Smollett still wants Silver taken back for trial in England for his mutiny. Hawkins, Trelawney and two others take Silver to the "Hispaniola" aboard a
The Secret of Treasure Island helped to solidify Columbia's presence in movie serials. Hal Erickson of "Allmovie" gave the serial a rating of one and a half stars. In his book "In the Nick of Time: Motion Picture Sound Serials", William C. Cline described the action in the serial as "well paced and lively". Alan G. Barbour's book "Days of Thrills and Adventure: History of the American motion picture serial from 1930-50" called "The Secret of Treasure Island" "one of Columbia's few good serials", and described actor Don Terry's performance as "excellent". The serial was highlighted as part of "Serial Fest 2002" in Pennsylvania, which