The film: Treasure Of Matecumbe (1976)

Why you should see it: Not exactly one of Disney’s finest hours, but diverting enough.

Blending Tom Sawyer with Treasure Island, Metacumbe sees young Davie (Johnny Doran) and Thad (Billy “Pop” Atmore) learning of hidden riches in them that Florida swamps.

So the pair set out for leisurely adventure with Peter Ustinov (above) and some danger (from Vic Morrow’s Spangler) as they go hunting for their fortune, learning morals as they do.

Where are they now? Doran all but gave up acting in the early ‘80s, probably scared away after being a child “star”.

Likewise Atmore, who was one of the original Disney Mousketeers but never seemed to keep up with the acting shtick.

Villain Vic Morrow kept at it, at least until 1982’s Twilight Zone: The Movie, where a tragic accident killed him and two of his young co-stars.

How it could be remade: While the Pirates franchise looks like it’ll be coming back for several more instalments, Matecumbe could be just the sort of adventurous tosh the studio could use in between Jack Sparrow’s outings.

Hire a halfway competent action director (say Simon West when he’s done dallying with Dali) and get a new series of movies up and running.

Dwayne Johnson could have a cameo in each as a wise riverboat captain. Or something.