Botany Bay

In 1787, the merchant ship Charlotte set sail from London for Australia with a holdful of convicts, under the cruel watch of Captain Paul Gilbert (James Mason). Unjustly imprisoned American medical student Hugh Tallant (Alan Ladd) quickly has his fill of the conditions, and sets his sights on fomenting mutiny. Rousing nautical adventure based on the Charles Nordhoff/James Norman Hall novel also stars Patricia Medina, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Jonathan Harris; John Farrow directs. 93 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary.