USA, 1960
82m
35mm film, Eastmancolor, 1.66:1
mono, English
An American fantasy film directed by Bert I. Gordon.
Plot Summary
A young boy, Jimmy, finds a bottle on a beach which turns out to contain a genie who transports Herbert back in time to meet the infamous pirate Bluebeard.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Bert I. Gordon
© MCMLX [1960] Bert I. Gordon Productions, Inc.
Bert I. Gordon Productions presents a United Artists release
Produced by: Bert I. Gordon
Screenplay: Lillie Hayward and Jerry Sackheim
Story: Bert I. Gordon
Assistant Directors: Bill Forsyth, Joe Boyle
Script Supervisor: Mai Mohr
Director of Photography: Ernest Haller
Set Electrician: Charles Wise
Editor: Jerome Thoms
Music Composed and Conducted by: Albert Glasser
Music Editor: Sid Sidney
Sound: Alfred Bruzlin
Sound Effects Editor: Henry Adams
Wardrobe: Dick James
Make-up Artist: Richard Hamilton
Hair Stylist: Helene Parrish
Special Effects: Herman Townsley
Special Visual Effects: Bert I. Gordon, Flora Gordon
Opticals: Consolidated Film Industries
Art Director: Edward L. Ilou
Set Decorator: Mac Mulcahy
Property Department: James Trepeck
Cast
Charles Herbert (Jimmy Warren)
Susan Gordon (Katrina Van Keif/Kathy)
Murvyn Vye (Blackbeard)
Paul Guilfoyle (Snipe)
Archie Duncan (Scoggins)
Than Wyenn (Hunter)
Al Cavens (Dutch Captain)
Mickey Finn (Peake)
Morgan Jones (Mr Warren)
Joseph Turkel as Abu [the Genie]
Timothy Carey as Morgan
Alternative Titles
Băiatul şi piraţii – Romania
Çocuk ve Korsanlar(Turkish) – Turkey
Jim il Pirata(Alternative Title) – Italy
Jimmy et les pirates – France
Jimmy und die Piraten – West Germany
O Menino e os Piratas – Brazil
Merirosvot – Finland
El niño y los piratas – Mexico
Pojken och piraterna – Sweden
Мальчик и пираты – Russia
Links
Extracts included in
Child’s Play (1988)
References
Periodicals
- Castle of Frankenstein no.7 p.11
- Fangoria no.218 (November 2002) pp.68-72 – illustrated interview with Susan Gordon (Daughter of Horror by John Wooley)
- The Film Daily vol.117 no.74 (18 April 1960) p.6
- The Hollywood Reporter vol.159 no.31 (4 April 1960) p.3
- Kine Weekly no.2880 (13 December 1962) p.155
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.30 no.348 (January 1963) p.6
- Motion Picture Herald vol.219 no.2 (9 April 1960) p.653
- Variety 6 April 1960
Books
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.45 – credits
