Reap the Wild Wind (1942)

Director:

Cecil B. DeMille

Writers:

Thelma Strabel (story)
Alan Le May (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

15 June 1942 (UK)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama

Tagline:

Cecil B. DeMille's GREATEST TRIUMPH! OUT-THRILLS ALL OTHER SCREEN SPECTACLES! (original ad - all caps)

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...

Plot Keywords:

Ship | 1840s | Pirate | Lawyer | Florida

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 2 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Cecil B. DeMille's Reap the Wild Wind (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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)

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The underwater 'Southern Cross' scenes took two months to film.

Goofs:

Continuity: The first time Loxi talks to Jack, her hat ribbon repeatedly changes position around her neck, between shots.

Quotes:

Loxi: Where is Captain Jack?
Capt. Phillip Philpott: He's on a diving job. He'll be back this afternoon
[chuckle]
Capt. Phillip Philpott: if his hat didn't leak!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in According to Dom (2009)

Soundtrack:

Bye and Bye

Cecil B. DeMille's Reap the Wild Wind is good old-fashioned entertainment

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!