Errol Flynn’s first film, In the Wake of the Bounty, contained documentary footage of erotic dancing by bare-breasted Tahitian women, which caused major problems with the Australian censors.
Director Charles Chauvel objected strenuously when the film was seized and several cuts were ordered; he even made threats to the Minister for Customs.
After all this fuss, most of the dancing sequences were restored and the film premiered in Sydney in March, 1933. Little was said about Errol Flynn’s performance as Fletcher Christian, but many raved about the Tahitian scenes.
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