Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), based on the popular namesake novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, and starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable as Bligh and Christian, respectively. The film's story was presented, says Dening, as "the classic conflict between tyranny and a just cause"; Laughton's portrayal became in the public mind the definitive Bligh, "a byword for sadistic tyranny". The two subsequent major films, "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1962) with Trevor Howard and Marlon Brando, and "The Bounty" (1984) with Anthony Hopkins and Mel Gibson, largely perpetuated this image of Bligh and that of Christian as tragic hero. The latter film
Charles N. Curtis - Sea Scout Ship 110 in which they specialize, scholarships, and Boatswain of the Year. Charles N. Curtis - Sea Scout Ship 110 Charles N. Curtis The Charles N. Curtis was built at Southern Ship Yards, Newport News, Virginia, as U.S. Coast Guard #402. The CG #402 has a length of 78’9”, a beam of 14’ 8” and weighs in at 43 tons. Initially the CG #402 had 2 sterling Viking II 8 cylinder gasoline engines. These were equipped with an M2 Browning .50 cal machine gun, a one-pound cannon and two depth charge racks. The CG #402 traveled at a maximum speed of 24