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".
Stanley Andrews
as Captain William Kidd (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
as Captain of Modern-day Expedition (uncredited)
James Dime
as Pirate (uncredited)
Leslie Fenton
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
as Pirate (uncredited)
Charles Irwin
as First Mate Palmer (uncredited)
Edward LeSaint
as Member of Modern-day Expedition (uncredited)
Jack Roper
as Pirate (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
as Member of Captain Kidd's Crew (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe
as Skeptical Member of Modern-day Expedition (uncredited)
