Reap the Wild Wind (1942)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

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:

Germany:12 | West Germany:12 (nf) | 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:

A song, "Reap the Wild Wind" (1942), music by Lew Pollack and lyrics by Ned Washington, was published to promote the film.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The song "'Tis But A Little Faded Flower", was published in 1860, but sung in the film, which is set in the 1840s.

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:

Featured in Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Sea Chantey (The Nellie B)

There is profit in shipwrecks along the coast of Georgia.

Produced and directed by the legendary Cecil B. DeMille. A rough and ready sea drama with very good special effects. Salvagers compete for the cargo of ships wrecked in the reef off the coast of Georgia. Some of the ships go down not by nature, but by the hand of greedy men. An extraordinary finale with an attack of a giant squid. A star studded cast sustains the interest in this stormy and mobile movie. Notable cast members: Raymond Massey, Paulette Goddard, Ray Milland, Susan Hayward, Robert Preston and a bland John Wayne. Yep, the "Duke" has an important role, but does not headline or carry this film. I've seen this at least six times since childhood and I still think it is great. See for yourself.