Production for the film and Oliver Twist had been finished by late 1973. The film was part of Family Classics, a series of films announced to be produced in mid-January 1972, based on concepts in the public domain commissioned by Warner Bros. Lou Scheimer as Bearded sailor, pirate (uncredited).
Unfortunately, a large number of Flint's old pirate crew are aboard the ship, including Long John Silver. Livesey and Jim Hawkins charter a sailing voyage to a Caribbean island. Enchanted by the idea of locating treasure buried by Captain Flint, Squire Trelawney, Dr.