In the Wake of the Bounty (1933)
I don’t know if Errol Flynn was upset that he didn’t get cast as Fletcher Christian in 1935’s epic Mutiny on the Bounty, since he played that part in the small-budget Australian indie flick In the Wake of the Bounty two years before. He did get the lead in Captain Blood in 1935, so hopefully he was happy with his own smash hit of the year. Something must have happened to him between 1933 and 1935, because when you watch this terrible movie, you’d never suspect the ridiculously green actor in the terrible wig would become an instant star in Hollywood two years later. If it weren’t for his recognizable face, I’d think they were two different people. My hat comes off to whoever gave Errol Flynn acting and confidence lessons.
Errol may play Fletcher Christian in this movie, but he’s not really the lead. Victor Gouriet opens the film by drinking with his cronies in a pub, and camera rolls for minute after minute as he drones on and on about his remembrances of his experiences on the Bounty. The camera never cuts, not even when he takes a long drink from his tankard, places it down, and sighs. Finally, when you think you just can’t take it anymore, the film cuts to a flashback on the ship, which is where Errol comes in, looking very nervous.
The movie is very short, and it’s combined with an equal-length travelogue about Tahiti, showing the beauty of the island, the natives going about their normal activities, and it stops in on Fletcher Christian’s descendants to see how they’re doing. If that part interests you, you can rent the DVD of 1935’s Mutiny on the Bounty and watch the special featurette included. It’s the exact same travelogue from this Australian production. Really, the only noteworthy feature of this 1933 flick is the abundance of nude natives once the sailors get to Tahiti. You’ll probably see more naked women in this movie than you’ll see in a year’s worth of other movies, but that’s not really a reason to rent a 1933 film, is it?
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More Errol Flynn movies here!
Be sure to check out Hot Toasty Rag's review of 1935's Mutiny of the Bounty here!
Be sure to check out Hot Toasty Rag's review of 1962's Mutiny on the Bounty here!
Errol may play Fletcher Christian in this movie, but he’s not really the lead. Victor Gouriet opens the film by drinking with his cronies in a pub, and camera rolls for minute after minute as he drones on and on about his remembrances of his experiences on the Bounty. The camera never cuts, not even when he takes a long drink from his tankard, places it down, and sighs. Finally, when you think you just can’t take it anymore, the film cuts to a flashback on the ship, which is where Errol comes in, looking very nervous.
The movie is very short, and it’s combined with an equal-length travelogue about Tahiti, showing the beauty of the island, the natives going about their normal activities, and it stops in on Fletcher Christian’s descendants to see how they’re doing. If that part interests you, you can rent the DVD of 1935’s Mutiny on the Bounty and watch the special featurette included. It’s the exact same travelogue from this Australian production. Really, the only noteworthy feature of this 1933 flick is the abundance of nude natives once the sailors get to Tahiti. You’ll probably see more naked women in this movie than you’ll see in a year’s worth of other movies, but that’s not really a reason to rent a 1933 film, is it?
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Juhi Thaker" for posting!
More Errol Flynn movies here!
Be sure to check out Hot Toasty Rag's review of 1935's Mutiny of the Bounty here!
Be sure to check out Hot Toasty Rag's review of 1962's Mutiny on the Bounty here!