The Boy and the Pirates
Boy Against Buccaneer!
1960 | 82m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Bert I. Gordon |
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| Writer: | Lillie Hayward, Jerry Sackheim, Bert I. Gordon |
| Staring: |
| Jimmy desires to be a pirate when one day he discovers a magic bottle on the beach. He makes a wish and suddenly finds himself aboard Blackbeard's ship. Soon he realizes that being a pirate isn't what he expected. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 13, 1960 |
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| Director: | Bert I. Gordon |
| Writer: | Lillie Hayward, Jerry Sackheim, Bert I. Gordon |
| Genres: | Family, Fantasy, Adventure |
| Keywords | sword, time travel, coming of age, pirate, pirate ship, genie |
| Production Companies | Bert I. Gordon Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 21, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Charles Herbert | Jimmy Warren |
| Susan Gordon | Kathy/Katrina Van Keif |
| Murvyn Vye | Blackbeard |
| Paul Guilfoyle | Snipe |
| Timothy Carey | Morgan |
| Joe Turkel | Abu the Genie |
| Archie Duncan | Scoggins |
| Than Wyenn | Hunter |
| Albert Cavens | Dutch Captain |
| Mickey Finn | Peake |
| Morgan Jones | Mr. Warren |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lillie Hayward | Writer |
| Jerry Sackheim | Writer |
| Albert Glasser | Original Music Composer |
| Jerome Thoms | Editor |
| Edward L. Ilou | Art Direction |
| Mac Mulcahy | Set Decoration |
| Helene Parrish | Hairstylist |
| Dick Hamilton | Makeup Artist |
| William Forsyth | Assistant Director |
| Herman E. Townsley | Special Effects |
| Joseph Boyle | Assistant Director |
| Alfred Bruzlin | Sound |
| Mai Santacroce | Script Supervisor |
| Charles Wise | Electrician |
| James Trepeck | Property Master |
| Henry Adams | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sid Sidney | Music Editor |
| Bert I. Gordon | Visual Effects, Director, Story |
| Ernest Haller | Director of Photography |
| Flora M. Gordon | Visual Effects |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bert I. Gordon | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Trending Position
This is actually quite an amiable little kids adventure film that sees the young "Jimmy" (Charles Herbert) find a bottle on the beach - next thing he and his friend "Katrina" (Susan Gordon) have been miraculously transported aboard the pirate ship of "Blackbeard" (Murvyn Vye) and adventures galore l ... ie ahead... Paul Gilfoyle is quite good as the pirate's sidekick "Snipe" and it has quite a bit of light-heartedness to it - "Blackbeard" tries to light his cigar with some safety matches! - and plenty of jolly japes for the youngsters. It has been produced in the style of the Disney action films of the time, but to nowhere near the same standard. That said, though, the kids are clearly up for it, it has plenty of low-budget swash and buckle and though probably fifteen minutes too long, might still have been enjoyable for younger eyes.