Exquisitely-costumed guests stroll on the lawn and inside the vast mansion, with a massive hallway and wide, graceful, double-curved staircase.Harold moves to the side and continues shaving.But after finding her lipstick, she closes the cabinet door, uses the mirror, and applies her lipstick.With his performance, he solidified his status as one of the leading actors of the 30s.The screenplay departed from some of the facts of the rue event by romanticizing the cavortings of the ""beefcake"" crew with the Tahitian native women, and by distorting the historical record with a denouncement and snubbing of the contemptuous, malevolent Bligh at the conclusion of the court-martial trial - in fact, the notorious Captain Bligh was later promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral by the British Navy.The spectacular, landmark show of the film (premiering in late August of 1980), with original direction and choreography by Gower Champion, opened at the famed Winter Garden Theater, and originally starred Tammy Grimes (as Dorothy Brock), Jerry Orbach (as Julian Marsh) and Wanda Richert (as Peggy Sawyer).