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A DIDACTIC MORAL STORY HAS NEVER BEEN SO ENTERTAINING
IN A NUTSHELL: A COMPLEX LOOK INTO THE HUMAN MIND UNDER STRESS <
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>Essentially, as we later learn, the Caine Mutiny occurs, in part, because of the constant undermining of Captain Queeg's [Bogart] authority by Lieutenant Keefer [MacMurray], the Caine's 3rd in command. Is Queeg really crazy or was he pushed over the edge. <
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>WHAT THE 'CAINE MUTINY' IS ALL ABOUT: [PLOT SPOILERS BELOW] <
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>The 'Caine Mutiny' is a very tightly scripted character driven story about the effects of stress and treachery on board an American naval warship during World War 2 in the Pacific theatre. Unlike stories, such as, 'Mutiny On the Bounty', the villian is NOT the Captain, but another officer in the background who insidiously instigates actions to be taken by other officers against the Captain. That officer is Lt. Tom Keefer [Fred MacMurray] who is the Caine's Communications Officer, and third in command of the Caine. He doesn't like Captain Queeg, probably because Queeg banned Keefer's daily novel writing activities after a foul-up, where Keefer was the 'Officer of The Deck'. From that point on Keefer continuously undermined Queeg's authority, safely behind his back, to the point where the 1st officer, Lt. Steve Maryk [Van Johnson] was keeping a medical log regarding the Captain's unstable behavior, the other officers were singing songs with derogatory lyrics about the Captain, like 'The Yellowstain Blues' and the Captain was forced to function entirely without the support of his officers and crew. <
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>What followed was inevitable; at the point of maximum stress during a typhoon where the Caine was in danger of foundering, Captain Queeg become dysfunctionally catatonic and Lt. Maryk was forced to relieve him of command under article 184 of Naval Regs. Keefer had recited this article to Maryk some months earlier and stated, "this is required reading aboard the Caine", in his usual glib and derogatory way. <
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>AND THEN THERE IS THE TRIAL: "LIKE SHOOTING FISH IN A BARREL" - LT. GREENWALD <
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>Sorting out this mess starts with the defense attorney, Lt. Barney Greenwald's, [Jose Ferrer] first scene. Almost immediately he realizes that "the wrong man is on trial", after he asks Keefer a couple of preliminary questions in the conference room. Keefer rather uncomfortably ajourns to the hallway as a result of the scrutiny, and Greenwald takes the case, though he states, "I WOULD MUCH RATHER PROSECUTE". Obviously, he means he would like to prosecute Mister Keefer, but this only becomes certain at the party after the acquital when Mister Greenwald tells the story of the Caine Mutiny to the officers of that tragic vessel and Mister Keefer's spineless involvement which he [Keefer] had hoped would pass unnoticed. <
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> -----> THE CAST <----- <
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>Humphrey Bogart - Capt. Philip Francis Queeg <
>José Ferrer - Lt. Barney Greenwald <
>Van Johnson - Lt. Steve Maryk <
>Fred MacMurray - Lt. Tom Keefer <
>Robert Francis - Ensign Willie Keith <
>May Wynn - May Wynn <
>Tom Tully - Capt. DeVriess <
>E.G. Marshall - Lieutenant Commander Challee <
>Arthur Franz - Lt. Paynter <
>Lee Marvin - Meatball <
>Warner Anderson - Capt. Blakely <
>Claude Akins - Horrible <
>Katherine Warren - Mrs. Keith <
>Jerry Paris - Ensign Harding <
>Steve Brodie - Chief Budge <
>Todd Karns - Stilwell <
>Whit Bissell - Lt. Cmdr. Dickson <
>James Best - Lieutenant Jorgensen <
>Joe Haworth - Ens. Carmody <
>James Edwards - Whittaker <
>Don Dubbins - Uban <
>David Alpert - Engstrand <
>Richard Norris - Board Member <
>Patrick Miller - Movie Operator <
>James Todd - Commodore Kelvey <
>Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton - Board Member <
>Jay Richards - Sailor <
>Don Anderson - Radar Man <
>Ted Cooper - Sergeant-at-arms <
>Donald Dillaway - Chauffeur <
>Robert Bray - Board Member <
>Herbert Anderson - Ens. Rabbit <
>Tyler McVey - Board Member <
>Kenneth MacDonald - Board Member <
>Paul McGuire - Board Member <
>Don Keefer - Court Stenographer <
>Dayton Lummis - Uncle Lloyd <
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>Edward Dmytryk - Director <
>Stanley Kramer - Producer <
>Michael Blankfort - Screenwriter <
>Stanley Roberts - Screenwriter <
>Herman Wouk - Book Author <
>Franz Planer - Cinematographer <
>Clarence Gaskill - Songwriter <
>Freddy Karger - Songwriter <
>Jimmy McHugh - Songwriter <
>Max Steiner - Composer (Music Score) <
>Wouk - Songwriter <
>Henry Batista - Editor <
>William Lyon - Editor <
>Rudolph Sternad - Production Designer <
>Cary O'Dell - Art Director <
>Frank A. Tuttle - Set Designer <
>Jean Louis - Costume Designer <
>Lambert Day - Sound/Sound Designer <
>Clay Campbell - Makeup <
>Lawrence W. Butler - Special Effects <
>Carter De Haven, Jr. - First Assistant Director <
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>ABOUT THE DVD: <
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>This is a 2-sided DVD which plays Full-Screen on 1 side and Wide-screen on the other. Obviously this would be better on 2 disks. The sound and picture where quite clean and looked and sounded excellent. <
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>As far as 'Special Features' goes, there is a Trailer and that's about it. <
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> -----> MAJOR AWARDS <----- <
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>Best Actor (nom) Humphrey Bogart 1954 Academy <
>Best Drama or Comedy Score (nom) Max Steiner 1954 Academy <
>Best Editing (nom) Henry Batista 1954 Academy <
>Best Editing (nom) William Lyon 1954 Academy <
>Best Picture (nom) 1954 Academy <
>Best Screenplay (nom) Stanley Roberts 1954 Academy <
>Best Sound (nom) John P. Livadary 1954 Academy <
>Best Supporting Actor (nom) Tom Tully 1954 Academy <
>Best British Film Edward Dmytryk 1954 British Academy Awards <
>Best Director (nom) Edward Dmytryk 1954 Directors Guild of America <
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>BOTTOM LINE: SOLID PERFORMANCES FROM A SOLID SCRIPT MAKE THE CAINE MUTINY A SOLID FILM <
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>Bogart, as Captain Queeg, is absolutely wonderful and manages to convince us, in a truly exquisite performance, that he is both crazy and incompetent while still endearing himself to an objective audience [i.e. - outside of his ship's company]. Keefer, played by Fred MacMurray is the true villian and "author of the Caine Mutiny", and his spineless backstabbing methods make him a revolting character in the end, though he started out as a glib and engaging character, at least on the surface. Jose Ferrer as Lt. Greenwald, the defense attorney, brings into focus for our examination, the truth behind the Caine Mutiny. <
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>Other roles, such as Van Johnson as 1st Officer Maryk, E.G. Marshall as Prosecutor Challee, Whit Bissell as the Psychiatrist for the Prosecution, Lt. Cmdr. Dickson, really aid in telling the story during the trial. But there are many other roles played quite well on the ship, and there's the subplot of the 'Ensign Kieth coming-of-age story'. All of this contributes to an excellent and wholly believable film which ends almost as it begins with Ensign Kieth [Robert Francis] meeting his first Captain, Capt. DeVriess [Tom Tully] aboard his new ship, this time a destroyer more to both mens' liking. This time both men seem more ready for what lies ahead, Kieth has grown-up and Captain DeVries now seems much more like a Captain to the new and improved Ensign Kieth. Captain DeVries orders Kieth to 'take her out', meaning the ship, which indicates to us, after a tense moment that these two men are going to let-bygones-be-bygones. It is a nice note to end on. <
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