{"id":81051,"date":"2022-02-09T23:40:20","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T06:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81051"},"modified":"2023-09-09T16:20:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T23:20:10","slug":"caine-mutiny-the-1954","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81051","title":{"rendered":"Caine Mutiny, the (1954)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;A captain&#8217;s job is a lonely one; he&#8217;s easily misunderstood.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Poster-194x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-81052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Poster-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Poster-174x270.png 174w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Poster.png 557w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring World War II, a Naval minesweeper captain (Tom Tully) is replaced by a strict new captain (Humphrey Bogart) who quickly exhibits signs of extreme mental strain. When a lieutenant (Fred MacMurray) tries to warn his colleagues that Captain Queeg (Bogart) is paranoid, at first the ship&#8217;s executive officer (Van Johnson) doesn&#8217;t believe him &#8212; but soon Johnson and a new recruit (Robert Francis) are worried enough about Queeg&#8217;s competence that they take a drastic step.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At Sea<\/li>\n<li>Courtroom Drama<\/li>\n<li>Cowardice<\/li>\n<li>Edward Dmytryk Films<\/li>\n<li>E.G. Marshall Films<\/li>\n<li>Fred MacMurray Films<\/li>\n<li>Humphrey Bogart Films<\/li>\n<li>Jose Ferrer Films<\/li>\n<li>Lee Marvin Films<\/li>\n<li>Mutiny<\/li>\n<li>Ruthless Leaders<\/li>\n<li>Sailors<\/li>\n<li>Van Johnson Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary isn&#8217;t a big fan of this adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Caine_Mutiny\">&#8220;Herman Wouk&#8217;s exciting novel&#8221;<\/a> about a commander (Bogart) who had &#8220;been a hero, but too much combat has had an effect on his mind&#8221; and thus &#8220;he suffers from acute paranoia,&#8221; &#8220;drives the men too hard,&#8221; and &#8220;even conducts a full-scale investigation to determine who pilfered a quart of strawberries.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Strawberries.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Strawberries-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Strawberries-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Strawberries-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Strawberries-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Strawberries-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Strawberries-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Strawberries.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary argues that the &#8220;picture seems more concerned not to hurt the image of the Navy than to condemn Queeg, or to probe the military mentality and suggest that his phobias are not rare among military leaders.&#8221; He further adds that &#8220;the direction by Edward Dmytryk is stagy &#8212; one never feels that the men are actually on a ship in mid-ocean.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>I disagree with Peary&#8217;s sentiments. While the studio-mandated inclusion of an insipid romance between Francis and his singer-girlfriend (May Wynn) is an annoying waste of screentime: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Wynn-Francis.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Wynn-Francis-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Wynn-Francis-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Wynn-Francis-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Wynn-Francis-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Wynn-Francis-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Wynn-Francis-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Wynn-Francis.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; the rest of the storyline plays out in an engaging and suspenseful fashion. MacMurray gets to play one of his anti-nice-guy roles as an aspiring novelist who means well with his armchair analysis of Queeg, but ends up (arguably) causing harm: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-MacMurray-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-MacMurray-1-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-MacMurray-1-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-MacMurray-1-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-MacMurray-1-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-MacMurray-1-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-MacMurray-1-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-MacMurray-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; while Johnson is solid as an uneducated but savvy officer, and Jose Ferrer is nicely cast as a lawyer who openly wishes he were defending someone other than Johnson and Francis, but steps up to the task. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Ferrer-Book.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Ferrer-Book-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Ferrer-Book-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Ferrer-Book-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Ferrer-Book-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Ferrer-Book-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Ferrer-Book-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Ferrer-Book.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, it&#8217;s Bogart&#8217;s Oscar-nominated performance which really holds one&#8217;s attention, especially during the riveting final courthouse sequence. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Bogart-Courtroom.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Bogart-Courtroom-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Bogart-Courtroom-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Bogart-Courtroom-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Bogart-Courtroom-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Bogart-Courtroom-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Bogart-Courtroom-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Bogart-Courtroom.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bogart&#8217;s Queeg is a complicated character, as are the others around him &#8212; and I appreciate the culminating sequence in which the courtroom verdict is complexified even a bit further. By the end of this film, we definitely understand that leading is hard, and that knowing what to do under extraordinary circumstances is rarely straightforward. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Watch for former-Marine Lee Marvin in a small role as a lieutenant nicknamed &#8220;Meatball&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Marvin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Marvin-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Marvin-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Marvin-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Marvin-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Marvin-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Marvin-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Marvin.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Humphrey Bogart as Captain Queeg<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Bogart2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Bogart2-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Bogart2-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Bogart2-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Bogart2-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Bogart2-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Bogart2-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Bogart2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jose Ferrer as Lt. Greenwald<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Ferrer.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Ferrer-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Ferrer-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Ferrer-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Ferrer-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Ferrer-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Ferrer-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Ferrer.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Van Johnson as Lt. Maryk<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Johnson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Johnson-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Johnson-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Johnson-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Johnson-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Johnson-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Johnson-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-Johnson.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fred MacMurray as Lt. Keefer<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-MacMurray.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-MacMurray-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-MacMurray-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-MacMurray-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-MacMurray-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-MacMurray-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-MacMurray-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Caine-Mutiny-MacMurray.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a good show with a strong performance by Bogart. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0046816\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmsite.org\/cain.html\">Greatest Films Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1954\/06\/25\/archives\/the-screen-caine-mutiny-arrives-vibrant-depiction-of-novel-is-at.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/25162\/the-caine-mutiny#articles-reviews\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-caine-mutiny\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;A captain&#8217;s job is a lonely one; he&#8217;s easily misunderstood.&#8221; Synopsis: During World War II, a Naval minesweeper captain (Tom Tully) is replaced by a strict new captain (Humphrey Bogart) who quickly exhibits signs of extreme mental strain. When a lieutenant (Fred MacMurray) tries to warn his colleagues that Captain Queeg (Bogart) is paranoid, at first the ship&#8217;s executive officer (Van Johnson) doesn&#8217;t believe him &#8212; but soon Johnson and a new recruit (Robert Francis) are worried enough about Queeg&#8217;s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81051\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=81051"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81051\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91378,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81051\/revisions\/91378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=81051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=81051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=81051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}