Welcome to my weekly discussion of the animated films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. The title comes from a quote from Walt, “I never called my work an ‘art’ It’s part of show business, the business of building entertainment.” Title: Treasure Island Year: 1950 Source materials : The novel by Robert Lewis Stephenson Budget: $1,800,000 Box office: $4,100,000 Plot: Jim Hawkins lives with his mother in a tiny country inn which they run. Captain William Bones, a sickly lodger, gives Jim a treasure map after being visited by two pirates, the second of whom gives the … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Live-Action Edition. Treasure Island