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The Secret of Treasure Island

Based On the book by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Secret of Treasure Island is a 1938 Columbia movie serial based on the serialized Argosy magazine story Murder at Pirate Castle (1936). The magazine story was written by L. Ron Hubbard, at the time a writer of pulp fiction who went on to found the Scientology religion. The film version is divided into 15 chapters.

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Release date:
1938
Director:
Elmer Clifton
Cast:
Gwen Gaze, Grant Withers, George Rosener, Hobart Bosworth
Genre:
Adventure, Pirate
Country:
United States
Language:
English
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Book vs Film

Cover of Treasure Island
The Book · 1883

Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson

★ 3.9 / 5
Poster for The Secret of Treasure Island
The Film · 1938

The Secret of Treasure Island

Elmer Clifton

★ 4.8 / 10 223 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 55 years after publication.

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