Daily Dialogue — April 17, 2016

“The ship’s company will remember that I am your captain, your judge, and your jury. You do your duty and we may get along. Whatever happens, you’ll do your duty.”

— Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), screenplay by Talbot Jennings & Jules Furthman and Carey Wilson, book by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Villain.

Trivia: This is the only film to receive three nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor: Clark Gable, Charles Laughton, and Franchot Tone. Because of this, the Academy introduced a Best Supporting Actor Oscar shortly afterward to ensure this situation would not be repeated. They all lost to Victor McLaglen for The Informer (1935).

Dialogue On Dialogue: As the Bounty sets sail, Captain Bligh addresses the crew members. He makes his point straight off: He is not to be messed with. His villainy emerges throughout the rest of the story.