Treasure Island (1934)

Jackie Cooper: Jim Hawkins

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Quotes 

• Long John Silver : Silver's the name, Long John Silver they calls me. At your service, sir.

  Squire Trelawney : Mr. Silver, Trelawney's my name, Squire Trelawney. And this is our cabin boy: Jim, Jim Hawkins.

  Long John Silver : Aye, Matey. Smart as paint I'll warrant.

  Jim Hawkins : Smart enough to see you've only one leg, sir.

  Squire Trelawney : Jim Boy!

  Jim Hawkins : Yes, sir.

  Long John Silver : You're pretty smart, Jim. So was that French gunner who touched off the ball that blew that ol' leg o' mine overboard.

• Jim Hawkins : [At the "Admiral Benbow" Inn, Jim comes into Billy Bone's room, sees him peering out the window with a telescope]  What are you looking for?

  Billy Bones : Huh? Strangers, sonny. Strangers. I don't like strangers coming aboard me suddenly. Makes my spine jump like a porpoise, it does. What might your name be?

  Jim Hawkins : Jim Hawkins.

  Billy Bones : Now, look here, Jim. You and me's going to be mates. You'll get a silver 4-penny bit every month if you watches out for strangers and comes and lets the old captain know when they tops the horizon.

  Jim Hawkins : Well, what manner of strangers?

  Billy Bones : Seafarin' men.

  Jim Hawkins : Well, all seafaring men?

  Billy Bones : No, no, no, son. There's a special cut of the jib to these seafarin' men. But most especially, I want you to keep your eye open for a seafarin' man with one leg.

  Jim Hawkins : A seafaring man with one leg?

  Billy Bones : Aye.

  Jim Hawkins : Upon my word, sir, what shall I tell them? What do they want?

  Billy Bones : Never you mind *what* they want! You go on down below and get me a noggin of rum. A *double* noggin, Jim, because I'm becalmed. Becalmed in a sea of troubles, and I got to fill my sails again.

  Jim Hawkins : Yes, sir.

  [leaves to go get the rum] 

• Jim Hawkins : You said you'd made a treaty

  Long John Silver : Treaties are only good until you find a chance to break 'em, matey.

  Jim Hawkins : That isn't very honorable.

  Long John Silver : Hmmm..it's smart, Jim. Ya see what being honorable done for me? I had to show them the map, didn't I?

  Jim Hawkins : Why were you keeping it from them?

  Long John Silver : There's too many of them to share the treasure with. I'm just tryin' to figure a way to get rid of about half of them.

  Jim Hawkins : Oh, I see! More murder!

  Long John Silver : Oh no, not murder. Tactics!