I am a direct descendant of Robert Stevenson, the grandfather of Robert Louis Stevenson, so I guess I owe it to my cousin to have my thoughts on this movie published. Fortunately, this is one of the better Monogram films. It was produced by Roddy McDowall and Ace Herman. When you look at the cast line-up, you see some good names there including of course, Roddy McDowall himself (perfectly cast as a convincing, young David), and Dan O' Herlihy (cutting a fine figure as Alan Breck). Our old friend, Roland Winters, much more animated than usual, hands in a good account of Captain Hoseason, while Jeff Corey, Houseley Stevenson, Alex Frazer and Olaf Hytten submit admirable portraits of many-sided villainy. The scriptwriter, W. Scott Darling, is to be commended for preserving so much of Stevenson's narrative and even his dialogue. It's a shame the direction by William Beaudine does not exactly capture our imagination. It's efficient but uninteresting. Fortunately, other production values are at least a cut above Monogram's none too stylish average.
Review of Kidnapped
