Mutiny on the Bounty
A daring sailor leads a bold mutiny to overthrow a tyrannical captain, only to face the relentless pursuit of the vengeful commander who returns to settle the score.
“Clark Gable as the daring mutineer in the screen's most exciting adventure story!”
Synopsis
Fletcher Christian leads a successful mutiny against the harsh Captain Bligh aboard the HMS Bounty. A year later, Bligh returns, determined to exact revenge.
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A crew of 81+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Margaret BoothShot by Arthur EdesonScored by Herbert Stothart
Box Office
1935 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.3× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$4.5M
Also known as
- Meuterei auf der Bountyde
- Les Révoltés du Bountyfr
- La tragedia del Bountyit
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Cast & Crew
81 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Charles Laughton
as Captain Bligh
Clark Gable
as Fletcher Christian
Franchot Tone
as Roger Byam
Herbert Mundin
as Smith
Eddie Quillan
as Ellison
Dudley Digges
as Bacchus
Donald Crisp
as Burkitt
Henry Stephenson
as Sir Joseph Banks
Francis Lister
as Captain Nelson
Spring Byington
as Mrs. Byam
Movita
as Tehani
Mamo Clark
as Maimiti
Supporting cast
60Byron Russell
as Quintal
Percy Waram
as Coleman
David Torrence
as Lord Hood
John Harrington
as Mr. Purcell
Douglas Walton
as Stewart
Ian Wolfe
as Maggs
Dewitt Jennings
as Fryer
Ivan F Simpson
as Morgan
Vernon Downing
as Hayward
Bill Bambridge
as Hithiti
Marion Clayton Anderson
as Mary Ellison
Stanley Fields
as William Muspratt
Wallis Clark
as Morrison
Crauford Kent
as Lieutenant Edwards
Pat Flaherty
as Churchill
Alec Craig
as McCoy
Charles Irwin
as Thompson
Dick Winslow
as Tinkler
Robert Adair
as Warden (uncredited)
Harry Allen
as Wherryman (uncredited)
Lionel Belmore
as Innkeeper (uncredited)
Nadine Beresford
as Ellison's Mother (uncredited)
Julie Bescos
as Able-Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Derek Blomfield
as Jeremy (uncredited)
James Cagney
as (uncredited)
Lucy Chavarria
as Hina (uncredited)
Harry Cording
as Soldier (uncredited)
Ray Corrigan
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Sam Wallace Driscoll
as Michael Byrne (uncredited)
Charles Dunbar
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Edgar Edwards
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Harold Entwistle
as Captain Colpoys (uncredited)
Sig Frohlich
as Mutineer (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
as Peddler (uncredited)
Fred Graham
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Jon Hall
as Tahitian Native (uncredited)
Winter Hall
as Chaplain (uncredited)
Dick Haymes
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Lilyan Irene
as Moll (uncredited)
Clarke Jennings
as Able-Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
as Ship's Visitor (uncredited)
Stubby Kruger
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Hal Le Sueur
as Millard (uncredited)
Robert Livingston
as Lieutenant Young (uncredited)
Doris Lloyd
as Cockney Moll (uncredited)
King Mojave
as Richard Skinner (uncredited)
Charles Nauu
as Tahitian Native (uncredited)
David Niven
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Vivien Oakland
as Moll (uncredited)
Gil Perkins
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
John Power
as Hillebrandt (uncredited)
Satini Pualoa
as Tahitian Native (uncredited)
William Stack
as Judge Advocate (uncredited)
Will Stanton
as Portsmouth Joe (uncredited)
Jack Sterling
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Lotus Thompson
as Moll (uncredited)
David Thursby
as McIntosh (uncredited)
Harry Warren
as Able-Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
as Board Captain (uncredited)
Mary Shaw
as Minor Role (uncredited)
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