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Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

 



Release Date: November 8,1935

Directed by: Frank Lloyd

Studio: MGM

Costarring:

Charles Laughton

Franchot Tone

Available on DVD here

Nutshell Review, February 2014

Article: “A New Log of the Bounty,” September 1935

10th Anniversary Celebration Movie of the Week, February 25, 2019

Gable is legendary historical figure Fletcher Christian in this adaption of the famous tale of mutiny on the high seas in 1787. He is first mate to the tyrannical Captain Bligh (Laughton) on a two year voyage from England to Tahiti to obtain breadfruit plants. Bligh beats and starves the sailors, all while Christian and fellow officer Bynum (Tone) stand and watch. Christian finally can’t stand it anymore and rallies the men to overthrow Bligh and take over the ship. They send Bligh and his supporters adrift at sea in a small boat and take the Bounty back to Tahiti. They live there peacefully, marrying native women and enjoying the island until Bligh and a new crew come searching for them

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