MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY

Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone

Turner/MGM; Directed by Frank Lloyd

Black and White; Not Rated; 132 minutes; 1935

A vivid account of THE BOUNTY which set sail for the South Seas in 1787. The voyage is beset by insurrection brought on by Captain Bligh (Charles Laughton). Fletcher Christian (Clark Gable), long an opponent of the captain, leads the crew into mutiny and eventual asylum in the Fuji Islands.

 

 

REVIEWS

"Grim, brutal, sturdily romantic."

— NEW YORK TIMES