Mutiny on the Bounty (1962 film) to return to Britain and testify to Bligh's wrongdoing and asks his men to sail with him. To prevent this possibility the men set the ship on fire and Christian is fatally burned while trying to save it. Following the success of 1935's "Mutiny on the Bounty", director Frank Lloyd announced plans in 1940 to make a sequel which focused on Captain Bligh in later life, to star Spencer Tracy or Charles Laughton. No film resulted. In 1945 Casey Wilson wrote a script for "Christian of the Bounty", which was to star Clark Gable as Fletcher Christian and focus on
Clark Gable filmography have appeared in as an "extra". Excluding his work as an "extra", short films, and war time documentaries, Clark Gable appeared in a total of 67 theatrically released motion pictures. These films are listed below with the names of the characters Gable played, his leading ladies, directors, and co-stars. Except where noted, all of Gable's films were produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. During his career as a movie star Gable appeared as himself in the following short subjects: For a number of years US movie exhibitors voted Gable among the most popular film stars in the country: In 1943, Clark Gable narrated