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form y separately published work icon In the Wake of the Bounty single work   film/TV  
Issue Details: First known date: 1933... 1933 In the Wake of the Bounty
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The first of two docudramas by Charles Chauvel (the other is Heritage), In the Wake of the Bounty retells the story of the mutiny led by Fletcher Christian in 1789 against William Bligh, depicting the fate of the mutineers on Tahiti and Pitcairnis. Presented as part narrative and part travelogue, the film uses introductory enacted scenes showing the mutiny, followed by documentary footage, anthropological style, of the mutineers' descendants on Pitcairn Island (including Polynesian women dancers) and an underwater shipwreck.

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Notes

  • The film is notable for being the screen debut of Errol Flynn (as Fletcher Christian). Interestingly, Flynn was a descendant of Christian.
  • The Commonwealth Censor (Mr Creswell O'Reilly) objected to several scenes, including the bare breasts and depiction of floggings, and request that the scenes be cut (Argus 11 February 1933, p.25). Chauvel, who stated that the dancing scenes had been supervised by a Methodist clergyman, was successful in his appeal, although a compromise of sorts was agreed upon (Sydney Morning Herald 1 March 1933, p.8).
  • In 1935 M.G.M. bought American rights to the film and re-edited it to form two short travelogues, 'Pitcairn Island Today' (1935) and 'Primitive Pitcairn' (1936).

    [Source: Pike and Cooper, p.161]

  • Further Reference:

Works about this Work

form y separately published work icon Flynn Frank Howson , Alister Webb , ( dir. Frank Howson ) Australia United States of America (USA) : Boulevard Films Century Park Pictures , 1992 7369952 1992 single work film/TV

'The story of Errol Flynn's early years, depicting his childhood in Tasmania and his wild teenage years in New Guinea. Before he was 21, he stood trial for murder. He was a thief, a liar, a gigolo, a gambler, a sailor, a streetfighter, a soldier of fortune. He was Errol Flynn.'

Source: Screen Australia.

Counting the Cash in Australian Films 1934 single work column
— Appears in: Everyone's , 12 December 1934; (p. 19)
Australian Film : 'In the Wake of the Bounty' 1933 single work column
— Appears in: The Argus , 11 February 1933; (p. 25)
New Films 1933 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 March no. 29706 1933; (p. 5)

— Review of In the Wake of the Bounty Charles Chauvel , 1933 single work film/TV
Expeditionary Films Ltd : 'Bounty' Picture Launched 1933 single work
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 March no. 29702 (p. 8)
New Films 1933 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 March no. 29706 1933; (p. 5)

— Review of In the Wake of the Bounty Charles Chauvel , 1933 single work film/TV
Expeditionary Films Ltd : 'Bounty' Picture Launched 1933 single work
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 March no. 29702 (p. 8)
Mutiny of the Bounty : Reconstructed for Films 1932 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29 August no. 29532 1932; (p. 8)
Counting the Cash in Australian Films 1934 single work column
— Appears in: Everyone's , 12 December 1934; (p. 19)
Australian Film : 'In the Wake of the Bounty' 1933 single work column
— Appears in: The Argus , 11 February 1933; (p. 25)
form y separately published work icon Flynn Frank Howson , Alister Webb , ( dir. Frank Howson ) Australia United States of America (USA) : Boulevard Films Century Park Pictures , 1992 7369952 1992 single work film/TV

'The story of Errol Flynn's early years, depicting his childhood in Tasmania and his wild teenage years in New Guinea. Before he was 21, he stood trial for murder. He was a thief, a liar, a gigolo, a gambler, a sailor, a streetfighter, a soldier of fortune. He was Errol Flynn.'

Source: Screen Australia.

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