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Message: [QUOTE="huskyrob1, post: 3053314, member: 1226"] Completely agree. The main character in the book was Roger Byam (who eventually returns to England in chains and is condemned to hang but is granted a full pardon), and was played by Franchot Tone in the 1935 version, who stood between Christian and Bligh, he was completely written out of the 1962 version, and it almost killed that movie, leaving Brando alone to try to carry a contrived story. The only thing that the 1962 version had left were the production values, it was visually stunning and Bronislau Kapers musical score was off the charts. I wouldn't say it was Brando's interpretation of Christian that killed that movie but a terrible script did. Franchot Tone's performance in the 1935 movie got him a Best Actor nomination. [/QUOTE]