[He is the son of a Joseph and Mary Deeds - an unusual Christ-like reference.] When told the "good news" about his inheritance by duplicitous, crooked lawyer John Cedar, he barely flinches, uninterested and unemotionally affected by the money.He researched genealogical documents in the Hall of Records (and also surreptitiously gathered an enemies list).They ask if he has any "axe to grind" or pet project that would be good for the country, such as a "Save the Buffaloes" campaign or a pension bill.Ultimately, Stuffy is caught making a final reach into the Sheriff""s pocket, and he makes the most of it by taking the Sheriff""s sock off his leg.The rousing, 18th century story of the Bounty""s mutiny, directed by Frank Lloyd, was adapted from the first two volumes of the Charles Nordhoff-James Norman Hall 1932 best selling novelThe Bounty Trilogy(composed ofMutiny on the Bounty,Men Against the Sea, andPitcairn Island).