The Best Picture of 1935 is…..”Mutiny on the Bounty.” Based on true events, this movie tells the story of a crew’s revolt against an abusive captain aboard a ship bound for Tahiti in the remote South Pacific Ocean. Clark Gable is in his prime as Fletcher Christian, who leads the revolt against Captain Bligh, brilliantly played by Charles Laughton. Franchot Tone portrays the midshipman whose loyalties are divided.
Director Frank Lloyd (“Cavalcade” 1933) ran a tight ship, to coin a phrase, with outstanding production values, a fast-moving storyline in a 132 minute running-time, and marvelous performances from the cast. All three of the aforementioned actors were nominated for Best Actor Oscars. The well-penned screenplay, written by Talbot Jennings, Jules Furthman, and Carey Wilson, was adapted from the 1932 novel of the same name by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. Co-stars include Donald Crisp, Spring Byington, Movita Castaneda, Mamo Clark, and Hal LeSueur (brother of Joan Crawford). Uncredited roles as crewmen were made by David Niven, James Cagney, and Dick Haymes.
“Mutiny on the Bounty” was wonderful escapist programming for Depression Era audiences and was the highest-grossing film of 1935 for producers Frank Lloyd and Irving Thalberg and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards and only won the Best Picture Oscar. There would be two remakes, which many consider inferior to the 1935 version: “Mutiny on the Bounty” (1962) starring Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard in wide-screen Technicolor and “The Bounty” (1984) starring Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins.
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
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The Best Picture of 1935 is…..”Mutiny on the Bounty.” Based on true events, this movie tells the story of a crew’s revolt against an abusive captain aboard a ship bound for Tahiti in the remote South Pacific Ocean. Clark Gable is in his prime as Fletcher Christian, who leads the revolt against Captain Bligh, brilliantly played by Charles Laughton. Franchot Tone portrays the midshipman whose loyalties are divided.
Director Frank Lloyd (“Cavalcade” 1933) ran a tight ship, to coin a phrase, with outstanding production values, a fast-moving storyline in a 132 minute running-time, and marvelous performances from the cast. All three of the aforementioned actors were nominated for Best Actor Oscars. The well-penned screenplay, written by Talbot Jennings, Jules Furthman, and Carey Wilson, was adapted from the 1932 novel of the same name by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. Co-stars include Donald Crisp, Spring Byington, Movita Castaneda, Mamo Clark, and Hal LeSueur (brother of Joan Crawford). Uncredited roles as crewmen were made by David Niven, James Cagney, and Dick Haymes.
“Mutiny on the Bounty” was wonderful escapist programming for Depression Era audiences and was the highest-grossing film of 1935 for producers Frank Lloyd and Irving Thalberg and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards and only won the Best Picture Oscar. There would be two remakes, which many consider inferior to the 1935 version: “Mutiny on the Bounty” (1962) starring Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard in wide-screen Technicolor and “The Bounty” (1984) starring Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins.