THE CAINE MUTINY
(1954)With Humphrey Bogart, Van Johnson, Fred MacMurray, Jose Ferrer, Robert Francis, Tom Tully
Directed by Edward Dymtryk
Reviewed by JL
THE CAINE MUTINY
features Humphrey Bogart in the last of his iconic performances, as the
paranoid, steel-ball-rolling Captain Philip Francis Queeg, the guy
who'll track down those strawberry thieves with a vengeance.
Bogart felt miscast in the role, yet it is one of his most layered,
tragic, and compelling performances. He's surrounded by a great
cast, notably Fred MacMurray, who proves here and in THE APARTMENT
(1960) that nice-guy actors often make the best cowardly
slimeballs. Captivating throughout its epic length, THE CAINE
MUTINY succeeds as both a suspenseful high-seas adventure and a
riveting courtroom drama. 
½ - JL
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