Captain Kidd's Treasure (1938)
In this short, a modern-day promoter tries to sell a man the idea of searching for Captain Kidd's buried treasure, claiming he has the original map. A flashback reveals that Kidd was known to be a pirate and also to have had a commission from William III at one time, which instructed him to act as a unit of the British Navy. What became of the fabulous treasure Kidd took from the ship "Kedah Merchant".
- Date of release
- 1938-01-22
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 10m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Director
- Leslie Fenton
Casting
- Stanley Andrews — Captain William Kidd (uncredited)
- Wade Boteler — Captain of Modern-day Expedition (uncredited)
- Jimmy Dime — Pirate (uncredited)
- Leslie Fenton — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian — Pirate (uncredited)
- Charles Irwin — First Mate Palmer (uncredited)
- Edward LeSaint — Member of Modern-day Expedition (uncredited)
- Jack Roper — Pirate (uncredited)
- Charles Sullivan — Member of Captain Kidd's Crew (uncredited)
- Ian Wolfe — Skeptical Member of Modern-day Expedition (uncredited)
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