‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ opens in New York City 80 years ago this hour (Nov 8 1935)


Video: 'Mutiny on the Bounty' trailer

(Friday, November 8, 1935, doors opened at 9:45 a.m. EST)Mutiny on the Bounty, a drama film about the sadistic Captain Bligh who drove his men to revolt during a South Seas expedition, opened this morning at the Capitol in New York City.

Directed by Frank Lloyd, the film starred Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Movita Castaneda and Mamo Clark.