The film was a huge hit at the box office, and was heavy on action, mysterious settings, clashing drama, and high-seas adventure.

| Jun 27, 2023

The director, Frank Lloyd, goes after "human interest" details in a broad, conventional manner... But for the kind of big-budget, studio controlled romantic adventure that it is, it's very well done.

| Jul 28, 2022

Never has Laughton recreated such a composite character as the strange, unhealthy creature that manned the Bounty... It is a magnificent performance, and, indisputably, Laughton's greatest.

| Jul 28, 2022

This stirring, beautifully made and splendidly acted picture must stand as the maritime masterpiece of the motion picture art. Every hour and every dollar lavished upon the production is repaid two-fold in the result.

| Jul 28, 2022

Frank Lloyd's direction has amplitude and clarity... It is Mr. Laughton, however, whom we watch; and I cannot believe that this is to be accounted for on any other theory than that he has resources beyond the power of even the most brilliant direction.

| Jul 28, 2022

Mutiny on the Bounty is a masterpiece of brutality, one of the greatest sadistic entertainments.

| Jul 28, 2022

Hollywood certainly has done itself proud with this photodrama, with expert direction by Frank Lloyd, and superlatively adjectived acting by a powerful cast.

| Jul 28, 2022

Clark Gable gives a vigorous, forceful performance, precisely suited to the role. Even those of us who have been rather less than enthusiastic about some of Mr Gable's previous efforts must cheer for him this time.

| Jul 28, 2022

It is a great production, recalling the best days of the silent films in its photographic excellence.

| Jul 28, 2022

By any standard, one of the most picturesque and beautifully photographed of movies, it is that rare avis among films -- an excellent story retold in a manner possible only for the screen.

| Jul 28, 2022

Give Director Frank Lloyd the sea and he is on hallowed ground. Nobody can so trenchantly capture the tang of salt air, and he has set down this mixture of violence and maritime history with breathless, bristling fury.

| Jul 27, 2022

Its great drama has been diluted... Verse and line could be cited on many other complaints, but they would tend to obscure the fact that Mutiny on the Bounty is highly deserving.

| Jul 27, 2022

Such careful research and creative drama deserve a fine visualization -- and Metro’s production is more than worthy. Indeed, the picture will likely win one or more of the Academy’s awards this year.

| Jul 27, 2022

Combining the beauty and the majesty of the sea with the cruelty, the hatred and the stark bravery of mankind, Mutiny on the Bounty stands out as a film worthy of the highest praise.

| Jul 27, 2022

Taking well over two hours in the showing, this grim, brutal, yet sturdily romantic photo-play is made out of horror and desperate courage. It is as rousingly dramatic a picture as has come out of Hollywood in the years of the sound-film.

| Jul 27, 2022

Can you take your adventure as you find it -- bitter and bloody? If the answer is yes, you're qualified to enjoy one of the great pictures of the year.

| Jul 27, 2022

Powerful! It is a thrilling melodrama, brutal but exciting -- realistic to the point where the suffering of the seamen will tear at one's heart.

| Jul 27, 2022

Laughton provides the finest exhibition of concentrated cussedness that has crossed a screen in the memory of this observer. He reveals what a fine actor he is by burnishing his role at every point with the little details that make for perfection.

| Jul 27, 2022

Mutiny on the Bounty is the kind of adventure story seen seldom in recent years on the screen. It is crammed with action, beautiful photography, and stirring exploits of brave men.

| Jul 27, 2022

Mutiny on the Bounty is terrific melodrama, complete with stirring storm scenes... On the acting side it is a triumph for Mr. Laughton, whose Bligh is a tour de force probably unsurpassed in the history of the screen.

| Jul 27, 2022