At the 8th Annual Academy Awards the Best Picture Oscar went to Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), on this day back in 1936, starring Clark Gable in a ponytail !!!!
Wikipedia.org Article for the 8th Annual Academy Awards:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Academy_Awards
Run Time: 132 mins
Genre: Drama, Historical
Format: Standard 4:3 Format, Black and White
Director: Frank Lloyd
Starring: Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone and Herbert Mundin
IMDB.com Entry for the Film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026752/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Wikipedia.org Article for the Film:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutiny_on_the_Bounty_(1935_film)
Wikipedia.org Article for Charles Laughton:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Laughton
Wikipedia.org Article for Clark Gable:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Gable
Wikipedia.org Article for Franchot Tone:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franchot_Tone
Wikipedia.org Article for Herbert Mundin:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Mundin
Wikipedia.org Article for Director Frank Lloyd:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lloyd
Trailer for the Film on YouTube:
Wikipedia.org Article for the novel Mutiny on the Bounty (1932) by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutiny_on_the_Bounty_(novel)
The Making of Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) on YouTube:
This is that classic story that chronicled the events of the HMS Bounty in 1789 and became a beacon of changing maritime laws after this story unfolded. It is the definitive re-telling of the clash between Captain William Bligh (yes, this is where we got the line, "Captain Bligh Sir". It came from this), played, almost eloquently, in a creepy asshole kind-of-way by Charles Laughton and his whistle-blower/mutiny leader Fletcher Christian (Mr. Christian), played great by Clark Gable.
The story about an oppressive brutal leader on the high seas pushing his men to the point where they rebel on the way to Tahiti for breadfruit. They take control of the ship, set Bligh adrift and make a daring escape back to Tahiti and eventually to the isolated island of Pitcairn, where they spend the rest of their lives.
Pitcairn Island Today (1935) on YouTube: (Great stuff) This came out the same year as the movie and talks about what life is like for the descendants of the Bounty on this tiny isolated island:
Click the link below at GoWatchIt.com to see where you can stream or watch The Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) online or on TV right now:
http://gowatchit.com/movies/mutiny-on-the-bounty-47530
Or check out TVGuide.com to see if this film is playing on TV/Cable in your area:
http://www.tvguide.com/movies/mutiny-on-the-bounty/106967/
Check back in tomorrow ......................
For our next Film of the Day .....................
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