Treasure Island (1920 film)
| Treasure Island | |
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| Directed by | Maurice Tourneur |
| Screenplay by | Jules Furthman (credited as Stephen Fox) |
| Based on | Treasure Island 1883 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Produced by | Maurice Tourneur |
| Starring | Lon Chaney Shirley Mason Charles Ogle Sydney Deane Charles Hill Mailes |
| Cinematography | René Guissart |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount-Artcraft Pictures |
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Running time | 6 reels (one hour) |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Treasure Island is a 1920 silent film adaptation of the 1883 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, directed by Maurice Tourneur, and released by Paramount Pictures. It starred Shirley Mason as Jim Hawkins (a trouser role), Charles Ogle as Long John Silver and Lon Chaney in a dual role as Blind Pew and Merry. The film was chosen as one of the Top Forty Pictures of the Year by the National Board of Review.
The film is now considered a lost film. Reproductions of the film's posters still exist.