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Come and get a thrill out of "Mutiny on the Bounty". It's strong, stern drama, but there's nothing crude or melodramatic about it. For the villain is a hero when he pits his will against the sea, and the hero looks just a little villainish when he revels in tropical warmth while some of his partners face trial and punishment...

Author: By E. C. B., | Title: The Moviegoer | 1/6/1936 | See Source »

Robert Barrat, as Anderzian the Armenian blackmailer, is appropriately slick and villainish; while Eugene Pallette does a good job in the role of Sergeant Boggs, jumping at conclusions, trying to pin the murder on the first person at hand, using third degree methods...

Author: By H. F. K., | Title: The Crimson Playgoer | 12/21/1933 | See Source »

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