* BannedInChina: The film was banned in the Empire of Japan as it was feared it promoted revolution.
* DuelingMovies: With ''Film/CaptainBlood'', another 1935 naval epic.
* DyeingForYourArt: Creator/ClarkGable shaved his trademark moustache for the film. And Creator/CharlesLaughton's in pretty good shape -- looks like he took off a couple dozen pounds for this.
* FakeBrit: Creator/ClarkGable is Fletcher Christian and Franchot Tone is Roger Byam. Both actors are American.
* HostilityOnTheSet:
** Creator/ClarkGable was initially disappointed when Franchot Tone was cast as Byam. The two actors had been bitter rivals for the affections of Creator/JoanCrawford while filming ''Film/DancingLady'' (1933), and they did not like each other at all. However, during filming Gable surprisingly became close friends with Tone when they discovered a mutual interest in alcohol and women, both of which were abundantly available in Avalon, the island of Catalina's famous pleasure town.
** Irving Thalberg cast Gable and Creator/CharlesLaughton together in the hope that they would hate each other, making their on-screen sparring more lifelike. He knew that Gable, a notorious homophobe, would not care for Laughton's overt homosexuality and would feel inferior to the RADA-trained Shakespearean actor. Relations between the two stars broke down completely after Laughton brought his muscular boyfriend to the island as his personal masseur. They were an obviously devoted couple and would go everywhere together, while Gable would turn away in disgust. In addition, Laughton felt that he should have won the Best Actor Oscar for ''Film/TheBarrettsOfWimpoleStreet'' (1934). In any event, he was not even nominated and the award went to Gable for ''Film/ItHappenedOneNight''. In order to break the ice before shooting, Gable, apparently unaware of co-star Laughton's homosexuality, took him to a brothel. Laughton's wife Elsa Lanchester always said that Laughton was nevertheless "flattered" by this gesture.
* MoneyDearBoy: Creator/JamesCagney, then on a hiatus from Warner Bros. during a contract dispute, has a cameo in the film. He is clearly visible toward the beginning of the film. He was sailing his boat near where the film was shooting near Catalina Island; director Frank Lloyd was an old friend of his, and Cagney asked him if he could play a small part in the film, saying, jokingly, "I need the money." Lloyd had Cagney dressed in a crewman's clothes and put him in the background of a few scenes.
* RomanceOnTheSet: During filming Creator/ClarkGable and Franchot Tone were said to have become romantically involved with Mamo Clark and Movita, who played their girlfriends in the movie.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/WallaceBeery was the original choice to play Captain Bligh with Creator/RobertMontgomery as Roger Byam. It was decided that Beery was too American and Montgomery didn't want to do the film.
** Creator/{{MGM}} wanted Creator/CaryGrant to play Byam, and he wanted to do it, but he was under contract to Creator/{{Paramount}}, which refused to release him.
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