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It is characteristic of Charles Laughton that, to prepare himself for his picture "Mutiny on the Bounty," he read all the available books on the subject. In one book he found that Captain William Bligh, whose part he was to take, had his naval uniforms made at the Bond Street firm of Gieves. So, when he was in London, Laughton dropped into Gieves and said: "I wish to inquire about some uniforms vou made some time ago for Captain William Bligh." "Yes, sir," said the man, "and about what was the date, sir?" "1789." "Just a minute, sir," and in a very few minutes the employee was back with an old volume containing not only the record of Captain William Bligh's uniforms, but a description of how many buttons there were on the coats, how they were spaced, and which buttonholes were workfd and which ones were there merely for display. Laughton ordered a complete set for use in the picture.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22344, 15 February 1936, Page 5 (Supplement)
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