The Bounty (1984 film) for the Welsh actor: "He was terrific. He was good to work with because he was open and he was willing to give. He's a moral man, and you could see this. I think we had the same attitudes." The first version, an Australian silent film, "The Mutiny of the Bounty", was made in 1916. The second, "In the Wake of the Bounty" (1933) was another Australian production, starring Errol Flynn in his film debut. The third and most famous version, "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1935), starred Clark Gable, Charles Laughton and Franchot Tone. The fourth, a remake of the
Charles Laughton (Ed Sullivan was recuperating from a car accident). That same year, Laughton hosted the first of two programmes devoted to classical music entitled "Festival of Music", and telecast on the NBC television anthology series "Producers' Showcase". One of his last performances was on "Checkmate", in which he played a missionary recently returned from China. He threw himself into the role, travelling to China for several months to better understand his character. In 1927, Laughton began a relationship with Elsa Lanchester, at the time a castmate in a stage play. The two were married in 1929, became US citizens in 1950,