Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty is a black and white film directed by Frank Lloyd that was released in 1935. The film was nominated for seven Oscars and won one New York Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Actor in 1936. The leading roles in the film are played by Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone and Eddie Quinllan. The story is one of abuse, travels, love and mutiny. IMDB.com users rate this film 8.0 out of 10 possible stars.

Byham, who is writing a Tahitian dictionary joins a naval ship crew that is headed to Tahiti to get breadfruit plants. Captain Bligh is an abusive tyrant that meters out punishments to the crew in form of floggings. The abuse was so severe that at one point, a person died during the flogging and Bligh demanded that the rest of the prescribed blows still be delivered to the corpse. The crew reaches Tahiti and spends 6 months there, during that time some of the crew falls in love with Tahitian Women. The time to sail home has come and during the return trip, the ships' doctor is flogged to death. The crew and Byham plan and execute a successful mutiny. The captain and his few loyal crew are set adrift. The ship is now led by Fletcher Christian, who returns them to Tahiti. The overthrown Byham finds them and manages to capture some of them, who are then returned for a court marshall procedure.

• Clark Gable as 1st Mate Fletcher Christian

• Charles Laughton as Capt. William Bligh

• Franchot Tone as Roger Byam

• Dudley Digges as Bachus

• Herbert Mundin as Smith

• Donald Crisp as Burkitt

• Eddie Quillan as Ellison

• Francis Lister as Capt. Nelson

• Henry Stephenson as Sir Joseph Banks

• Spring Byington as Mrs. Byam

• Ian Wolfe as Samuel

• Ivan Simpson as Morgan

"Despite the efforts of Producer Irving Thalberg, Director Frank Lloyd, three scenarists and $2,000,000 to give it balance, polish and direction, the picture lacks all three." — Time Magazine http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,755337,00.html

"One of Hollywood's best achievements." — Dennis Schwartz http://www.sover.net/~ozus/mutinyonthebounty1935.htm

"Its theme of rebellion against that which binds us resonates today. Mutiny on the Bounty is well acted and well scripted." — Oscar Guy http://www.oscarguy.com/Reviews/Annual/1935/Bounty.html