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Reap the Wild Wind

  • 19421942
  • PassedPassed
  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
3.3K
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John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey, Lynne Overman, and Robert Preston in Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Florida ship salvager, Loxi, falls for Jack, captain of a ship wrecked on the Key West shore. However, their romance is complicated by the arrival of another suitor.
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Florida ship salvager Loxi falls for Jack, captain of a ship wrecked on the Key West shore. However, their romance is complicated by the arrival of another suitor.Florida ship salvager Loxi falls for Jack, captain of a ship wrecked on the Key West shore. However, their romance is complicated by the arrival of another suitor.Florida ship salvager Loxi falls for Jack, captain of a ship wrecked on the Key West shore. However, their romance is complicated by the arrival of another suitor.
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  • Director
    • Cecil B. DeMille
  • Writers
    • Alan Le May(screenplay)
    • Charles Bennett(screenplay)
    • Jesse Lasky Jr.(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ray Milland
    • John Wayne
    • Paulette Goddard
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  • Director
    • Cecil B. DeMille
  • Writers
    • Alan Le May(screenplay)
    • Charles Bennett(screenplay)
    • Jesse Lasky Jr.(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ray Milland
    • John Wayne
    • Paulette Goddard
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 52User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Ray Milland, and Paulette Goddard in Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
    Ray Milland and Paulette Goddard in Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
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    John Wayne and Paulette Goddard in Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
    Ray Milland and Paulette Goddard in Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
    Ray Milland and Paulette Goddard in Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
    Louise Beavers in Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
    Paulette Goddard in Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
    Paulette Goddard in Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
    Barbara Britton and Martha O'Driscoll in Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
    Martha O'Driscoll in Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
    Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard, Sven Hugo Borg, Ed Brady, Frank Ferguson, Chuck Hamilton, Ethan Laidlaw, Jim Mason, Lynne Overman, and Harry Woods in Reap the Wild Wind (1942)

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    Ray Milland
    Ray Milland
    • Stephen Tolliveras Stephen Tolliver
    John Wayne
    John Wayne
    • Captain Jack Stuartas Captain Jack Stuart
    Paulette Goddard
    Paulette Goddard
    • Loxi Claiborneas Loxi Claiborne
    Raymond Massey
    Raymond Massey
    • King Cutleras King Cutler
    Robert Preston
    Robert Preston
    • Dan Cutleras Dan Cutler
    Lynne Overman
    Lynne Overman
    • Captain Phillip Philpottas Captain Phillip Philpott
    Susan Hayward
    Susan Hayward
    • Drusilla Alstonas Drusilla Alston
    Charles Bickford
    Charles Bickford
    • Mate of the 'Tyfib'as Mate of the 'Tyfib'
    Walter Hampden
    Walter Hampden
    • Commodre Devereauxas Commodre Devereaux
    Louise Beavers
    Louise Beavers
    • Maum Mariaas Maum Maria
    Martha O'Driscoll
    Martha O'Driscoll
    • Ivy Devereauxas Ivy Devereaux
    Elisabeth Risdon
    Elisabeth Risdon
    • Mrs. Claiborneas Mrs. Claiborne
    Hedda Hopper
    Hedda Hopper
    • Aunt Henriettaas Aunt Henrietta
    Victor Kilian
    Victor Kilian
    • Widgeonas Widgeon
    Oscar Polk
    Oscar Polk
    • Salt Meatas Salt Meat
    Janet Beecher
    Janet Beecher
    • Mrs. Mottramas Mrs. Mottram
    Ben Carter
    Ben Carter
    • Chinkapinas Chinkapin
    William 'Wee Willie' Davis
    William 'Wee Willie' Davis
    • The Lambas The Lamb
    • (as William Davis)
    • Director
      • Cecil B. DeMille
    • Writers
      • Alan Le May(screenplay)
      • Charles Bennett(screenplay)
      • Jesse Lasky Jr.(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      By all accounts, Cecil B. DeMille and John Wayne got along great during the filming of this movie. (DeMille had considered Wayne for the role of Wild Bill Hickok in The Plainsman (1936)) DeMille admired Wayne's ability to improve his character and he liked him so much that he let him select his own costumes.
    • Goofs
      Incorrectly regarded as a goof: John Wayne's reference to Mother Carey's Chickens has nothing to do with Kate Douglas Wiggins 1911 novel. It is a seafaring name for the Storm Petrel, so-called because the birds appear before a storm. Mother Carey is a corruption of Mater Cara (Dear Mother), an epithet of the Virgin Mary, to whom Portuguese and Spanish sailors used to pray before a storm.
    • Quotes

      Loxi: [rehearsing] Of course, Commodore Devereaux, you need a mighty experienced captain to navigate a fine ship like the Southern Cross - steam and all that!

      Maum Maria: That ain't got no elegance. You's in Charleston. Ladies don't tell gentlemens, they asks 'em!

    • Connections
      Edited into Spisok korabley (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Sea Chantey (The Nellie B)
      (1942) (uncredited)

      Written by Victor Young

      Lyrics Frank Loesser

      Played during the opening credits and often as background music

      Sung a cappella by Lynne Overman

      Played on piano and sung by Paulette Goddard

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    7/10
    Cecil B DeMille's mighty spectacle and it contains great show of a man against giant sea monster 50 fathom down
    DeMille epic about salvagers off the Georgia coast and Key west in the 1840s where takes place several ship wrecks . Mighty thrills with the screen's most romantic adventurer , including a fine cast , lesser story , and nice underwater cinematography . Along the Florida Keys, the beauty Loxi Claiborne (Paulette Goddard) along with the old captain Philip (Lynne Overman) carry out ship salvage business, rivalled only by the ruthless and unscrupulous King Cutler (Raymond Massey) and his brother Dan (Robert Preston) . As Loxi and Philip contend with Cutler taking place unexpected consequences . Meanwhile , Loxi rescues and falls in love with Jack Stuart (John Wayne), who comes to believe that his contender for Loxi, Stephen Tolliver (Ray Milland) , has sabotaged his chance at a new ship.

    This is an exciting 19th century romp dealing with the freight route of America's Eastern seaboard prey to cruel salvagers along with the treacherous Florida coast . Adventure/romance/action movie featuring Wayne as a tough captain , the nasty Raymond Massey and a giant squid. It packs great sea spectacle , fist fights , shipwrecks , voodoo drums , lavish balls , dreary courtroom confrontation and a breathtaking giant octopus saves the day .Based on a novel published on Evening Post 1940 , being adapted by Jesse Lasky Jr , Charles Bennett, and Alan Le May . As Cecil DeMille who had directed in 1938 The Buccaneer referred to the famous battlle 1812 between the British and the USA in which pirate Jean Lafitte took part in the New Orleans battle . Then , Cecil along with his collaborators : Willam H Pine , Victor Milner , Arigley , Anderson from previous film made another epic , this ¨Reap of the woild wind¨in similar style and during 8 weeks . Being assisted by a real ship captain , Frank Ellis as technical assistant . John Wayne gives a good acting , as usual , as the stubborn captain who mistaken but vengeful joins forces with an enemy with tragic results. Flighty Southern belle Paulette Goddard is gorgeous as Loxi who soon finds herself turned apart between Milland's dandish insurance inspector and Wayne's brawny captain . Ray Milland arranges to put in a credible acting despite an embarrassing suit and a penchant for canine ventriloquism . Raymond Massey provides the best acting as an extreme villain , the ambitious , rolling-eyed salvager Cutler . Suport cast is pretty good , such as Lynne Overman , Martha O'Driscoll , Susan Hayward , Charles Bickford , Hedda Hooper , Walter Hampden , Beavers , and Robert Preston , among others .

    It displays a colorful photography from Victor Milmer , and William Skall , shot on location in South Carolina, Kay West and Florida . Including excellent special effects by Academy Award winning Gordon Jennings . Along with impressive production design by Hans Dreier . Thrilling as well as romantic musical score by the classic Victor Young . This vigorous motion picture was realized in Cecil B DeMille's ordinary style , supported by a magnificent second unit by Harold Rosson ; both of them made some greatests spectacles of all time . Although a nimbler action filmmaker than Cecil might have made even more of the Oscar-winning effects work . Cecil produced and directed 70 films and was involved in many more . Many of his films were romantic sexual comedies , as he is supposed to have believed that Americans were curious only about money and sex . His best-known were biblical epics that further established him as the symbol of Hollywood such as King of Kings (1927), The ten Commandments (1923) , The Crusades (1935) and , of course , Charlton Heston's Ten commandments (1956) and he made two versions about The Buccaneer : 1938 and 1958 that was ended by Anthony Quinn and Arthur Rosson .
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    • Release date
      • June 4, 1942 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cecil B. De Mille's Reap the Wild Wind
    • Filming locations
      • Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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