Pirate Treasure - BLU-RAY

Pirate Treasure is a Universal film-serial released in1934.In search of his pirate ancestor's buried treasure, aviator Dick Moreland sets out on an expedition to the Caribbean to recover the booty. When Moreland's map is stolen by Stanley Brasset, a member of his club, he enlists the aid of Dorothy Craig to help get back the map. Unfortunately, Dorothy is kidnapped by Brasset's henchmen, so Moreland must now come to her rescue. With the map and Dorothy both recovered, they set off on Dorothy's father's yacht in route to the Island. Unbeknownst to them, under a hidden identity, Brasset joins the expedition, with his henchmen in tow as stowaways on the yacht. An attempt to take over the yacht by Brasset and his henchmen is foiled.

High seas hijinks highlight this rousing pirate tale set in the 18th-century Caribbean, where buccaneers Ned Lynch (Robert Shaw) and Nick Debrett (James Earl Jones) call on their craftiness and swordfighting talents to stop the terror-of-a-tyrant Lord Durant (Peter Boyle) who rules Jamaica. Genevieve Bujold, Beau Bridges, Geoffrey Holder, Avery Schreiber, and Anjelica Huston co-star. 101 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack English DTS Lossless stereo; Subtitles English; audio commentary; Inchmaking ofInch featurette; theatrical trailer.

A dance teacher from Boston (Charles Collins) is tricked into joining a band of pirates, which leads to him being fitted for a noose in California. He catches a break when the mayor's daughter demands the hanging be postponed until he teaches her to waltz, but his problems are only beginning! The Dancing Pirate (1936) received an Academy Award nomination for Best Dance Direction, and was billed as The first dancing musical in 100% new Technicolor.