"The Caine Mutiny" on TCM at 7 CST.

[trof]

A classic.

During the Second World War, onboard a small insignificant ship in the U.S. Pacific Fleet, an event occurs unlike any that the United States Navy has ever experianced. A Ship's Captain is removed from his command by his Executive Officer in an apparent outright act of mutiny. As the trial of the mutineers unfold, it is then learned that the Captain of the ship was mentally unstable, perhaps even insane. The Navy must then decide: was the Caine Mutiny a criminal act? Or an act of courage to save a ship from destruction at the hands of her Captain.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046816/?ref_=nv_sr_1

[Leontius]

1. A great movie and a great book.

[longship]

2. Strawberries!

A great flick. A great cast. Jose Ferrar, Van Johnson, and one of my favorite under appreciated actors, E. G. Marshall. All visible in this short scene. And yes, there are strawberries in it.

Bogie is, as always, brilliant.

[Aristus]

3. I played Lieutenant Maryk in a local community theater production

of The Caine Mutiny Court Martial a little over twenty years ago. It was a pretty good show. Our Queeg was so good, there were audience members in tears after witnessing his humiliation at the end.

I'm old enough now to play Queeg, and I'll have to pester the artistic director to include TCMCM in an upcoming season.

The movie was fantastic...

[pressbox69]

4. Love the final scene.

"Ah you're learning Willie. You're learning that you don't work with the Captain because you like the way he parts his hair, You work with him because he's got the job or you're no good."