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Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
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Release Date:
15 June 1942 (UK)
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Tagline:
Cecil B. DeMille's GREATEST TRIUMPH! OUT-THRILLS ALL OTHER SCREEN SPECTACLES! (original ad - all caps) more
Plot:
Clipper ships taking the shortest route between the Mississippi and the Atlantic often end up on the shoals of Key West in the 1840s...
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 2 nominations
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Cecil B. DeMille's Reap the Wild Wind is good old-fashioned entertainment
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ray Milland | ... | Mr. Stephen 'Steve' Tolliver | |
| John Wayne | ... | Captain Jack Stuart | |
| Paulette Goddard | ... | Loxi Claiborne | |
| Raymond Massey | ... | King Cutler | |
| Robert Preston | ... | Dan Cutler | |
| Lynne Overman | ... | Capt. Phillip 'Phil' Philpott | |
| Susan Hayward | ... | Cousin Drusilla Alston | |
| Charles Bickford | ... | Bully Brown (mate of the Tyfib) | |
| Walter Hampden | ... | Cmmdre. Devereaux | |
| Louise Beavers | ... | Maum Maria, the Claiborne Maid | |
| Martha O'Driscoll | ... | Ivy Devereaux | |
| Elisabeth Risdon | ... | Mrs. Claiborne | |
| Hedda Hopper | ... | Aunt Henrietta Beresford | |
| Victor Kilian | ... | Mathias Widgeon | |
| Oscar Polk | ... | Salt Meat |
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Cecil B. DeMille's Reap the Wild Wind (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
123 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
West Germany:12 (nf) |
Germany:12 |
Australia:PG |
USA:Approved (PCA #7468) |
USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
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The underwater 'Southern Cross' scenes took two months to film.
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Continuity: The first time Loxi talks to Jack, her hat ribbon repeatedly changes position around her neck, between shots.
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Quotes:
Loxi:
Where is Captain Jack?
Capt. Phillip Philpott: He's on a diving job. He'll be back this afternoon
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Capt. Phillip Philpott: if his hat didn't leak!
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Capt. Phillip Philpott: He's on a diving job. He'll be back this afternoon
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Capt. Phillip Philpott: if his hat didn't leak!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in According to Dom (2009)
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Soundtrack:
Bye and Bye
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Reap the Wild Wind is Cecil B. DeMille's contribution to such sea-faring adventure classics as The Sea Hawk or 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. John Wayne plays a ship captain, Ray Milland plays a lawyer, and Paulette Godard a feisty southern belle who comes between them. There's plenty of fights, a trial, and an entertaining squid. There's Susan Hayward, Robert Preston, Louise Beavers, and Raymond Massey. There's a wonderful music score and beautiful Technicolor. There's a playful monkey and a talking dog (coutesy of Milland's ventriloquism). And it begins with DeMille's narration to set the tone for an action-packed, if occasionally talky, picture. This is good old-fashioned filmaking at its finest! For fans of all of the above, plus Hedda Hopper in her last role not playing herself, I highly recommend you definitely seek this one out!