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Reap the Wild Wind ()

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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.
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  • Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Stephen Tolliver
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Captain Jack Stuart
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Loxi Claiborne
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King Cutler
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Dan Cutler
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Captain Phillip Philpott
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Drusilla Alston
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Mate of the 'Tyfib'
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Commodre Devereaux
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Maum Maria
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Ivy Devereaux
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Mrs. Claiborne
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Aunt Henrietta
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Widgeon
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Salt Meat
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Mrs. Mottram
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Chinkapin
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The Lamb (as William Davis)
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Sam
Davison Clark ...
Judge Marvin
Louis Merrill ...
Captain of the 'Pelican' (as Lou Merrill)
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Dr. Jepson
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Captain Carruthers
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Lubbock
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Port Captain (as J. Farrell Macdonald)
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Mace
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Master Shipwright
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Lieutenant Farragut
Dave Wengren ...
'Claiborne' Lookout
Tony Paton ...
Cadge
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Charleston Lady
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Charleston Lady
Ameda Lambert ...
Charleston Lady
D'Arcy Miller ...
Charleston Beau
Bruce Warren ...
Charleston Beau
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Slim (uncredited)
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Stoker Boss (uncredited)
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Juror (uncredited)
George Anderson ...
Jailer (uncredited)
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Callboy in Café (uncredited)
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Turnkey (uncredited)
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Juror (uncredited)
Joyce Arleen ...
Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Ball Guest (uncredited)
George Barton ...
Joe (uncredited)
Mary Bayless ...
Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Ball Guest (uncredited)
Colin Blair ...
Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Officer at Tea (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Blackie (uncredited)
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'Pelican' Crewman (uncredited)
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Cutler Man in Barrel Room (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks ...
Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Gus (uncredited)
Stella Mary Burgess ...
Ball Guest (uncredited)
William Cabanne ...
Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Lawyer (uncredited)
Jack Chapin ...
Clem (uncredited)
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Parson (uncredited)
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Pelican Crewman (uncredited)
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Old Director (uncredited)
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Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Ball Guest (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
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Waltzing Dowager in Ballroom (uncredited)
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Juror (uncredited)
Richard de Mille ...
Sailor (uncredited)
Jerome de Nuccio ...
George (uncredited)
Harry Dean ...
Juror (uncredited)
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Prologue Speaker (uncredited) (voice)
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Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Spongeboat Crewman / Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Dixon ...
Ball Guest (uncredited)
Laurie Douglas ...
Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Galley Growler (uncredited)
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'Jubilee' Lookout (uncredited)
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Dowager at Tea (uncredited)
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Juror (uncredited)
Richard Elmore ...
'Claiborne' Cabin Boy (uncredited)
Hassan Ezzat ...
Cuban on Charleston Packet (uncredited)
William D. Faralla ...
Cliff (uncredited)
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Cutler Man in Barrel Room (uncredited)
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Snaith (uncredited)
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Girl's Father (uncredited)
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Surgeon (uncredited)
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Bixby (uncredited)
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Juror (uncredited)
Jerry Franks Jr. ...
Pedro (uncredited)
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Ball Guest (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson ...
30 Year Old Devereaux Clerk (uncredited)
James Gillette ...
Ivy's Waltzing Partner (uncredited)
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Jake (uncredited)
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Mrs. Mottram's Butler (uncredited)
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Man on Street (uncredited)
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'Jubilee' Second Mate (uncredited)
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Cutler Man in Barrell Room (uncredited)
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Bosco (uncredited)
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Dancing Lady (uncredited)
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Tea Guest (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian ...
Charleston Packet Second Mate (uncredited)
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Captain in Café (uncredited)
Bob Ireland ...
Roger (uncredited)
Eugene Jackson ...
Dr. Jepson's Black Servant (uncredited)
Clarke Jennings ...
Ed (uncredited)
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Girl with Oilskins (uncredited)
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Devereaux Clerk (uncredited)
Emmett King ...
Old Gentleman in Ballroom (uncredited)
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Pat (uncredited)
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Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Cutler Man in Barrel Room (uncredited)
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Tony (uncredited)
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Ball Guest (uncredited)
Larry Lawson ...
Frank (uncredited)
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Southern Belle (uncredited)
Lora Lee ...
Southern Belle (uncredited)
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Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Southern Gentleman at Tea (uncredited)
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Mike (uncredited)
Tony Martelli ...
Guest at Inn (uncredited)
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'Pelican' Crewman (uncredited)
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Stevedore (uncredited)
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Ettie (uncredited)
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Stevedore (uncredited)
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Devereaux Banker (uncredited)
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Southern Gentleman (uncredited)
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'Pelican' Crewman (uncredited)
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Juror (uncredited)
King Mojave ...
Art (uncredited)
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Old Gentleman at Tea (uncredited)
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Dowager at Tea (uncredited)
Anton Northpole ...
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
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Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Wally O'Connor ...
Hugh (uncredited)
Tom O'Grady ...
Inn Bartender (uncredited)
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Man with Suspenders (uncredited)
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Jailer (uncredited)
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Bailiff (uncredited)
Buddy Pepper ...
Café Callboy (uncredited)
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Southern Cross Leadsman (uncredited)
Albert Petit ...
Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Juror (uncredited)
Lee Prather ...
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Houghton Ralph ...
Buck (uncredited)
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Black Servant at Tea (uncredited)
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Cutler Man in Barrel Room (uncredited)
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Widgeon's Tall Bald Thug (uncredited)
Victor Romito ...
Henchman (uncredited)
Romulus ...
Romulus the Dog (uncredited)
Mel Ruick ...
Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Ball Guest (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall ...
Juror (uncredited)
Frank Shannon ...
Captain in Café (uncredited)
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Girl in Match Sequence (uncredited)
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Stan (uncredited)
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Devereaux Foreign Agent (uncredited)
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Rat-Faced Man (uncredited)
Jack Sterling ...
Lars (uncredited)
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Lawyer (uncredited)
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Widgeon Henchman (uncredited)
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Juror (uncredited)
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The Lamb (uncredited) (voice)
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Devereaux Treasurer (uncredited)
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Jailer (uncredited)
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Roy (uncredited)
Gohr Van Vleck ...
First Mate of Charleston Packet (uncredited)
Catherine Wallace ...
Ball Guest (uncredited)
Joyce Walsh ...
Ball Guest (uncredited)
Harry Warren ...
Boston (uncredited)
Stanhope Wheatcroft ...
Devereaux Secretary (uncredited)
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Inn Guest / Fisherman / Trial Spectator (uncredited)
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Southern Gentleman (uncredited)
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Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Café Bartender (uncredited)
Fred Zendar ...
Spike (uncredited)
Carl Zwolsman ...
Nate (uncredited)

Directed by

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Cecil B. DeMille ... (as Cecil B. De Mille)

Written by

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Alan Le May ... (screenplay) (as Alan LeMay) &
Charles Bennett ... (screenplay) and
Jesse Lasky Jr. ... (screenplay)
 
Thelma Strabel ... (based on a Saturday Evening Post story by)
 
Jeanie Macpherson ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)
 
Theodore St. John ... () (uncredited)
 
Thelma Strabel ... (treatment) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Cecil B. DeMille ... producer (as Cecil B. De Mille)
Buddy G. DeSylva ... executive producer (uncredited)
William H. Pine ... associate producer

Music by

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Victor Young ... (music score)

Cinematography by

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Victor Milner ... director of photography
William V. Skall ... director of photography

Editing by

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Anne Bauchens

Editorial Department

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William Fritzsche ... color director: Technicolor, second unit
Natalie Kalmus ... color director: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Roland Anderson
Hans Dreier

Set Decoration by

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George Sawley ... (uncredited)

Costume Design by

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Natalie Visart ... (costumes)

Makeup Department

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Wally Westmore ... makeup supervisor
Max Asher ... makeup artist: second unit (uncredited)
Charles Gemora ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Alice Ribald ... hair stylist: second unit (uncredited)
Leonora Sabine ... hair stylist supervisor (uncredited)

Production Management

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Frank Caffey ... unit manager (uncredited)
Harvey Dwight ... assistant unit manager (uncredited)
Curtis Mick ... unit manager: second unit (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Arthur Rosson ... second unit director
Chico Alonso ... first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Art Camp ... second assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
C. Kenneth Deland ... first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Clem Jones ... first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Howard Joslin ... first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Edward Salven ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Russ Brown ... props (uncredited)
Carl Coleman ... props: second unit (uncredited)
Sam Comer ... supervising set decorator (uncredited)
Joe De Yong ... sketch artist (uncredited)
Ray Downey ... sketch artist (uncredited)
Lorne Holmes ... greensman: second unit (uncredited)
Jack Wilson ... painter: second unit (uncredited)
Harold Worthington ... second props: second unit (uncredited)

Sound Department

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John Cope ... sound recordist
Harry Lindgren ... sound recordist
Louis Mesenkop ... special sound effects (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Edward Overstreet ... special effects department glassman: second unit (uncredited)
Barney Wolff ... special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Farciot Edouart ... special photographic effects
Gordon Jennings ... special photographic effects
William L. Pereira ... special photographic effects (as W.L.Pereira)
Jan Domela ... matte artist (uncredited)
Paul K. Lerpae ... optical cinematography (uncredited)

Stunts

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George Bruggeman ... stunts (uncredited)
Vic Chatten ... stunt diver (uncredited)
Biddle Dorcy ... stunt diver (uncredited)
Lila Finn ... stunt double: Paulette Goddard (uncredited)
Fred Graham ... stunts (uncredited)
Frank Hagney ... stunts (uncredited)
Gil Perkins ... stunts (uncredited)
Houghton Ralph ... stunt diver (uncredited)
Ray Spiker ... stunts (uncredited)
Paul Stader ... stunt diver (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel ... stunts (uncredited)
Fred Zendar ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Dewey Wrigley ... underwater photography
Murray Young ... grip
Fritz Brosch ... camera mechanic: second unit, Technicolor (uncredited)
Andrew J. Durkus ... grip: second unit (uncredited)
Jack Haring ... grip: second unit (uncredited)
Coley Kessinger ... grip: second unit (uncredited)
Jack Lethman ... grip: second unit (uncredited)
Roger Mace ... technician: second unit, Technicolor (uncredited)
James V. Murray ... assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
William Rand ... second camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
G.E. Richardson ... still photographer: second unit (uncredited)
Cliff Shirpser ... assistant camera: Technicolor (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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R. Doney ... wardrobe designer (uncredited)
Dwight Franklin ... wardrobe designer (uncredited)
Elois Jenssen ... wardrobe designer (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)
Joe Kaplan ... wardrobe: men (uncredited)
LeVaughn Larson ... wardrobe: women, second unit (uncredited)
Edna Shotwell ... wardrobe: women (uncredited)
Pat Williams ... wardrobe: men, second unit (uncredited)

Location Management

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Norman Lacey ... location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

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George Parrish ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Walter Scharf ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Claire Behnke ... script clerk (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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Al Latta ... driver: camera car, second unit (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Roy Davidson ... technical advisor
Fred F. Ellis ... marine adviser (as Capt. Fred F. Ellis)
Phyllis Loughton ... dialogue supervisor
Edwin Maxwell ... dialogue supervisor
Herbert Coleman ... script clerk: second unit (uncredited)
Sid Davis ... stand-in: John Wayne (uncredited)
Sam Ledner ... dance director (uncredited)
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Clipper ships taking the shortest route between the Mississippi and the Atlantic often end up on the shoals of Key West in the 1840s. Salvaging the ships' cargos has become a lucrative business for two companies--one headed by a feisty young woman. Then she falls in love with the captain of a wrecked ship while he recuperates at her home. She travels to Charleston and is charming to the man most likely to be head of the captain's company, thinking she will be able to get the captain the position he wants on the company's first steam ship. Written by Dale O'Connor

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Taglines Cecil B. DeMille's GREATEST TRIUMPH! OUT-THRILLS ALL OTHER SCREEN SPECTACLES! (original ad - all caps) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Cecil B. De Mille's Reap the Wild Wind (United States)
  • Cecil B. De Mille's Reap the Wild Wind (United Kingdom)
  • Les naufrageurs des mers du sud (France)
  • Piratas del mar Caribe (Spain)
  • Пожнешь бурю (Soviet Union, Russian title)
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Runtime
  • 123 min
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Box Office

Budget $4,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia By all accounts, Cecil B. DeMille and John Wayne got along very well during the filming of this movie. (DeMille had considered Wayne for the role of Wild Bill Hickok in The Plainsman (1936), which went to Gary Cooper). DeMille admired Wayne's ability to improve his character and he liked him so much that he let him select his own costumes. See more »
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. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Catalogue of Ships (2008). See more »
Soundtracks Sea Chantey (The Nellie B) See more »
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!
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