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Director:
Edward Ludwig
Writers:
Harry Brown (screenplay) and
Kenneth Gamet (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
1 March 1949 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Romance! Adventure!...as wild as the RAGING SEAS!
Plot:
Captain Ralls fights Dutch shipping magnate Mayrant Sidneye for the woman he loves, Angelique Desaix, and for a fortune in gold aboard the Red Witch. more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
ONE OF JOHN WAYNE'S GREATEST FILM! more (15 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

John Wayne ... Capt. Ralls
Gail Russell ... Angelique Desaix
Gig Young ... Samuel 'Sam' Rosen
Adele Mara ... Teleia Van Schreeven
Luther Adler ... Mayrant Ruysdaal Sidneye
Eduard Franz ... Harmenszoon Van Schreeven
Grant Withers ... Capt. Wilde Youngeur
Henry Daniell ... Jacques Desaix
Paul Fix ... Antonio 'Ripper' Arrezo
Dennis Hoey ... Capt. Munsey
Jeff Corey ... Mr. Loring
Erskine Sanford ... Dr. van Arken
Duke Kahanamoku ... Ua Nuke
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fred Aldrich ... Seaman (uncredited)
Fernando Alvarado ... Maru (uncredited)
Jose Alvarado ... Taluna (uncredited)
George Barrows ... Seaman (uncredited)
Henry Brandon ... Kurinua (uncredited)

David Clarke ... Mullins (uncredited)
James Dime ... Seaman (uncredited)
Fred Fox ... Ship's Surgeon (uncredited)
Fred Graham ... Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
Vic Groves ... Seaman (uncredited)
Myron Healey ... Seaman on 'Red Witch' (uncredited)
Mailoa Kalili ... Seaman (uncredited)

Al Kikume ... Native Servant (uncredited)
Fred Libby ... Lookout Sailor (uncredited)
Harold Lishman ... Kharma (uncredited)
Rory Mallinson ... Officer (uncredited)
Grant Means ... Dirk (uncredited)
Frank Mills ... Seaman (uncredited)
Forbes Murray ... Member of Shipwreck Inquiry Board (uncredited)
James Nolan ... First Diver (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor ... Old Seaman (uncredited)
Gil Perkins ... Seaman / Flogger (uncredited)
John Pickard ... Second Diver (uncredited)
George Piltz ... Native (uncredited)
Norman Rainey ... Lawyer (uncredited)
Leo C. Richmond ... Native Priest (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson ... Seaman (uncredited)
Wallace Scott ... Sailor (uncredited)
Mickey Simpson ... Second Officer (uncredited)
Carl Thompson ... Hekkim, Cabin Boy (uncredited)
Kuka Tuima ... Native (uncredited)
Harry J. Vejar ... Jarma, Angelique's Servant (uncredited)
Harlan Warde ... Seaman Handling Diving Line (uncredited)

John Wengraf ... Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Harry Wilson ... Seaman on 'Red Witch' (uncredited)
Ward Wood ... Young Sailor (uncredited)
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Directed by
Edward Ludwig 
 
Writing credits
Harry Brown (screenplay) and
Kenneth Gamet (screenplay)

Garland Roark (novel)

Produced by
Edmund Grainger .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Nathan Scott 
 
Cinematography by
Reggie Lanning (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Richard L. Van Enger 
 
Art Direction by
James W. Sullivan  (as James Sullivan)
 
Set Decoration by
John McCarthy Jr. 
George Milo 
 
Costume Design by
Adele Palmer 
 
Makeup Department
Peggy Gray .... hair stylist
Bob Mark .... makeup supervisor
Louise Landmier .... hair stylist (uncredited)
Howard Smit .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Joe Dill .... production manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dick Moder .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
T.A. Carman .... sound
Howard Wilson .... sound
 
Special Effects by
Howard Lydecker .... special effects: under-water sequences
Theodore Lydecker .... special effects: under-water sequences
 
Stunts
Roydon Clark .... stunts (uncredited)
Fred Graham .... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson .... stunts (uncredited)
Paul Stader .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Donald Biddle Keyes .... still photographer (uncredited)
Herbert Kirkpatrick .... camera operator (uncredited)
Nels Mathias .... grip (uncredited)
Cliff Shirpser .... assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Stanley Wilson .... orchestrator
 
Other crew
Daniel J. Bloomberg .... chief engineer (uncredited)
Sid Davis .... stand-in: John Wayne (uncredited)
Dorothy Yutzi .... script supervisor (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
West Germany:6 (f) | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:Approved (PCA #13370)
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA more
Company:
Republic Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
John Wayne took the name of his production company, Batjac, from this film's shipping firm. The original spelling though was "Batjak", a likely portmanteau of "Batavia" and "Jayakarta", both being the old names of the capital of the Dutch East Indies at the time (as of 2009 it is Jakarta, Indonesia). more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The shipwreck is obviously a model. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Making of 'Sands of Iwo Jima' (1993) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Nocturne in E Flat Major, Opus 9, No. 2 more

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12 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
ONE OF JOHN WAYNE'S GREATEST FILM!, 10 August 2003
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Author: whpratt1 from United States

As other viewers have commented, I personally viewed this film when I only paid 35 cents for admission and it was well worth it. John Wayne was my idol and just the thought of going down under the water was extremely unimaginable and fighting all the horrible creatures we just read or heard about was never viewed on a big screen. (Radio was our only big entertainment and we had to use our IMAGINATION!) In 1948 the country had just gotten over WW II and Hollywood did not have all the special effects it has in 2000! I have viewed this film over and over again and still remember how it kept me on the edge of my seat. All future generations will do the very same thing and admire how much the film industry has advanced in their technology. This is a great John Wayne Classic and to find fault with it is uncalled for.

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