Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

Academy Awards, USA 1936

Winner Oscar	Best Picture
Nominee Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role Clark Gable
	Best Actor in a Leading Role Charles Laughton
	Best Actor in a Leading Role Franchot Tone
	Best Director Frank Lloyd
	Best Writing, Screenplay Jules Furthman Talbot Jennings Carey Wilson
	Best Film Editing Margaret Booth
	Best Music, Score Nat W. Finston (head of departmment) Score by Herbert Stothart.

MGM
Directed by Frank Lloyd
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Blu-ray, Warner Bros.)

Charles Laughton plays Captain Bligh, the commander of a British ship headed to Tahiti in the late 18th century. His first mate is Clark Gable, who is tasked with forcibly rounding up sailors for the 2-year journey. On board, Laughton rules with an iron fist, routinely doling out torture for minor offences. Gable objects but stays in line for the journey. On Tahiti, officers and sailors freely indulge in their freedom. Laughton tries to keep Gable on the ship, but relents to a local chief. However, on the journey back to England, Laughton employs his stern punishment again, this time causing a death. Gable has seen enough and help with they mutiny, casting off Laughton and his loyal men on a small ship. Gable and crew head back to Tahiti where they take up where they left off, while Laughton expertly guides his small ship to safety. Months later, Laughton shows up at Tahiti on another ship and arrests one of the officers, but Gable manages to escape. The officer is brought to England, tried and convicted for the mutiny, but an emotional speech about the tactics of Laughton earns him a pardon. Gable, meanwhile, finds another island to live on with his new Tahitian bride and friends. Laughton has never been better in his most famous role. Gable gets to act a little, but also succumbs to his romantic stereotype while cavorting with south sea girls. Franchot Tone gets the best lines with his final speech.