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
Descendants of the Bounty mutineers Christian Rachel Adams daughter of John Adams by John Evans an English sailor William Young son of Ned Young by Elizabeth Mills daughter of John Mills Edward Quintal son of Matthew Quintal by Dinah Adams daughter of John Adams George Adams son of John Adams by Polly Young daughter of Ned Young The majority of the many rulers of the Pitcairn Islands have been descendants of the "Bounty" mutineers, till this day. In 1935 - in the wake of their successful American blockbuster movie "Mutiny on the Bounty", which premiered that year - the MGM Studios also shot a short