Shortly after the Civil War, while exploring the long deserted and reputedly haunted Sullivan's Island off Charleston S.C., a boy encounters two obsessed eccentrics living there. These men chase him away and warn him never to return or to tell anyone about them. Soon, however, they locate him and summon him back, because he has unknowingly given them a clue vital to their quest and they need his help to unravel the rest of the mystery. If he can do so, they will find buried pirate treasure and all become rich. But in joining the search, he falls under the same obsession and curse -- an ominous fate suggested by the unearthly electronic music which contributes to the film's atmosphere.
Unfortunately the movie The Gold Bug is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Robert Barth | Second Assistant Director |
| Writing | Edgar Allan Poe | Short Story |
| Writing | Edward Pomerantz | Teleplay |
| Production | Walter Rearick | Unit Production Manager |
| Camera | Ralph Hotchkiss | Camera Supervisor |
| Camera | Haddon Hufford | Key Grip |
| Editing | Dennis M. O'Connor | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothy Weaver | Costume Design |
| Lighting | Michael F. Barrow | Gaffer |
| Directing | Walter Rearick | First Assistant Director |
| Art | James Edward Hudson | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Harry Drennan | Propmaker |
| Production | Isabel Halliburton | Casting |
| Art | Charles C. Bennett | Production Design |
| Sound | Nigel Noble | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steve Atha | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steve Atha | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Robert Fuest | Director |
| Sound | Charles Gross | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Denny Mooradian | Set Designer |
| Lighting | Tim Wallace | Electrician |
| Directing | Helga Petrashevich | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Barbara-Ann Stein | Location Scout |
| Editing | Thomas S. Drescher | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Nancy Wood-Tuber | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Al Nahmias | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Alex Thomson | Director of Photography |
