Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film) Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film) Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1935 American drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable, based on the Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall novel "Mutiny on the Bounty". The film was one of the biggest hits of its time. Although its historical accuracy has been questioned (inevitably, as it is based on a novel), film critics consider this adaptation to be the best cinematic work inspired by the mutiny. One night in Portsmouth, England in 1787, a press gang breaks into a local tavern and presses all
Clark Gable the film was popular, and viewers at the time likely recognized Bugs Bunny's behaviour as satire. Gable has been portrayed in films by James Brolin in "Gable and Lombard" (1976), Larry Pennell in "" (1980), Edward Winter in "" (1980), Boyd Holister in "Grace Kelly" (1983), Gary Wayne in "Malice in Wonderland" (1985), Gene Daily in "The Rocketeer" (1991), Bobby Valentino in "RKO 281" (1999), Bruce Hughes and Shayne Greenman in "Blonde" (2001), and Charles Unwin in "Lucy" (2003). Clark Gable William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an American film actor and military officer, often