The spirits of his victims poured forth from him, now freed from captivity, as he whirled around and became one hot ball of flame that exploded into nothingness.It echoed he semi-documentaryIn the Wake of the Bounty (1933, Australia)which starred Errol Flynn in his movie debut as Fletcher Christian; both films were based upon the 1932 novelMutiny on the Bountyby Nordoff and Hall.He was put through a series of challenges: financial, social, and emotional.The film was quickly made by director Vincente Minnelli while he was preparing production for his next film:An American in Paris (1951).When flaming pieces of the structure collapsed from explosive charges, Ra was crushed and killed, but Bruce was able to pull an unconscious Ducard from the wreckage.[Note: The sentimental film is much more closely related to Ford""s social protest dramas,The Informer (1935)andHow Green Was My Valley (1941)than to his magisterial Westerns.