Scheming Barbossa had mutinied, marooned Jack on an isolated island to die (although he escaped three days later by making a raft of sea turtles - one of his tall tales), and stolen the cursed reasure of Cortes"" Aztec gold coins.Young 12 year-old actor Dickie Jones provided the voice for the wooden puppet, while popular 1920s singer Cliff Edwards voiced the role of wise-cracking, humorous, vagabond Jiminy Cricket, and Evelyn Venable portrayed the Blue Fairy.Finally, the star""s first talkie was carefully chosen for her, mostly because it perfectly suited her Swedish accent.Although it was not the first gangster film of the talkies era (that honor went toLights of New York (1928)), it is generally considered the prototype of future gangster films.The film""s poster promised:The Screen Dares to Open the Strange and Savage Pages of a Shocking Best-Seller!The film was nominated for seven Academy Award nominations and received four major accolades: director Billy Wilder scored a double-win, both as Best Director (Wilder""s second directorial nomination and his first Oscar win), and co-writer of the Best Screenplay (his fifth screenwriting nomination and first win).