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 Tonight, June 22 at 8pm A MUST SEE FOR ALL Franchot Tone FANS:
See the great 1935 MGM version of Mutiny on the Bounty with Franchot Tone, Clark Gable and Charles Laughton. It'is the rousing adventure story of the sailing of the H. M. S. Bounty in 1787 and was adapted from the first two volumes of the Charles Nordhoff-James Norman Hall 1932 best seller. The film was almost two years in the making, attaining an expenditure of almost $2 million - an extremely high budget at the time. Much of the overhead went into Lloyd's insistence upon authentic locale shooting in the South Pacific. |
| I believe the first time I ever saw Franchot
Tone on film was in Mutiny on the Bounty when I was a teen and
I was immediately captivated by his charm and natural talent.
Now, I have seen most of his films and have always
enjoyed them. When I got onto the internet, in the late 1990's,
I was dismayed that there was little about him online. Because
of this, I decided in 2000 to develop my own site about him.
Many of you who visit this site will also know of Lisa Burks
who is writing an upcoming
biography about Tone. I support Lisa in her endeavors
and am looking forward to the book's publication date. Along
with Lisa, I hope to do my part in seeing that this talented
and handsome actor is not forgotten. I've now completely renovated
my Tone site with a new look and added additional content. I
hope you will enjoy your visit and please
write to me to let me know what you think. |
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To see many wonderful photographs of Franchot Tone, please
visit this great site from Japan,
Black & White: Franchot
Tone.
The webmaster is a real fan of Franchot Tone and has
scanned some beautiful photos that I know you will enjoy. To
visit, click
here.
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Site opened: December, 2000
Redesign: November 2005
Last Update: June 22, 2008 |
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