Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film) him, Byam speaks of Bligh's cruel, dehumanising conduct aboard "Bounty". Due to the intervention of his friend Sir Joseph Banks (Henry Stephenson) and Lord Hood (David Torrence), Byam is pardoned by King George III and allowed to resume his naval career at sea. Meanwhile, Christian has found Pitcairn, an uninhabited yet sustainable island that he believes will provide adequate refuge from the reach of the Royal Navy. After "Bounty" crashes on the rocks, Christian orders her to be burned. The movie contains several historical inaccuracies. Captain Bligh was never on board , nor was he present at the trial of
The Mutiny of the Elsinore (novel) philosopher Jules de Gaultier, is based on London's real-life friend and journalist Benjamin De Casseres. The novel has been adapted into films three times. In 1920 an American silent version "The Mutiny of the Elisnore" was made. A 1936 French adaptation "Les mutinés de l'Elseneur" directed by Pierre Chenal and a 1937 British film "The Mutiny of the Elsinore" were both made in sound. The Mutiny of the Elsinore (novel) The Mutiny of the Elsinore is a novel by the American writer Jack London first published in 1914. After death of the captain, the crew of a ship split between