Reap the Wild Wind (1942)

HomeFilmReap the Wild Wind

Written by Thelma Strabel, Alan Le May

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille

Running Time: 120 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1942

Rating: PG Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Colour

A spectacular adventure set in 19th-century Georgia and focusing on a group of divers who make their living by salvaging from shipwrecks. The strongly etched characters include two heroes who fight for the affections of a beautiful and feisty young woman, and a thoroughly evil villain who hinders the efforts of the divers. The impressive underwater sequences led to an Oscar for the special effects team.

Cast

Ray MillandMr. Stephen 'Steve' Tolliver
John WayneCap. Jack Stuart
Paulette GoddardLoxi Claiborne
Raymond MasseyKing Cutler
Robert PrestonDan Cutler
Lynne OvermanCapt. Phillip 'Phil' Philpott
Susan HaywardCousin Drusilla Alston
Charles BickfordBully Brown
Walter HampdenCmmdre. Devereaux
Louise BeaversMaum Maria the Claiborne Maid
Martha O'DriscollIvy Devereaux
Elisabeth RisdonMrs. Claiborne
Hedda HopperAunt Henrietta Beresford
Victor KilianMathias Widgeon
Oscar PolkSalt Meat

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