As reported on July 14th, Russell Lloyd was busy down in Devon and Cornwall but the main studio scenes under the direction of the vastly experienced Byron Haskin were proceeding at a pace.

Thanks to excellent pre-production planning by Perce Pearce, the producer, and to the skill and dedication of the Denham technicians, it was possible to take advantage of the bight sunshine during the majority of the week, and then in cloudy periods to go inside the studio for interior action. Among these inside scenes were those in the cabin of Captain Smollett who is portrayed by Basil Sydney.

ABOVE – Filming in the Studios at Denham some of the early scenes. Here we have – behind the huge Technicolor Camera – Camera Operator Skeats Kelly, Walt Disney, Perce Pearce and Byron Haskin – and below ace camerman Freddie Young.

Later update on July 20th. Work on the film entered it’s third week

Already completed are the scenes in the street in Bristol – on a Denham Film set – and much of the action of the defence of the stockade by Captain Smollett and his band of loyal men from the maurauding pirates led by Long John Silver.

In the completed film the action in and around the stockade was thrilling

There had been minor cuts and bruises sustained by some of the actors in those heated exchanges , however most of the Technicolor blood was supplied by Tony Sforzini in the make-up department.

Meanwhile down in Devon, the ‘Hispaniola’ was now sailing round the coast to Falmouth for more scenes

Above: The street set for BRISTOL at Denham . Walt Disney with his family on the set of Treasure Island during their visit here in 1949. Bobby Driscoll one of the stars of the film with them too. This shot is actually on one of the sets at Denham Film Studios.

Wonderful Colour the stockade filmed as above

 ABOVE – at the stockade

More to come – much more …………