Captain Kidd's Treasure 86 years old

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".

Credits

Captain Kidd's Treasure Cast

Name Character
James Dime He was 40, 83 years old when he died as Pirate (uncredited)
Wade Boteler He was 49, 54 years old when he died as Captain of modern-day expedition (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews He was 46, 77 years old when he died as Captain William Kidd (uncredited)
Edward LeSaint He was 67, 69 years old when he died as Member of Modern-day Expedition (uncredited)
Leslie Fenton She was 35, 76 years old when she died as Narrator (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe He was 41, 95 years old when he died as Skeptical Member of Modern-day Expedition (uncredited)
Jack Roper as Pirate (uncredited)
Charles Irwin He was 50, 13 years old when he died as First Mate Palmer (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan He was 38, 73 years old when he died as Member of Captain Kidd's Crew (uncredited)

Captain Kidd's Treasure Crew

Name Department
Leslie Fenton as Director. She was 35 (76) years old when She died Directing
Captain Kidd's Treasure (86 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, January 22, 1938
  • Runtime: 10 minutes