Reap the Wild Wind
Seen it?1942 | 119 min | Adventure, Action, Romance
Saturday Specialearly ratingWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (80% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it won an Oscar, despite soft box office. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and action fans. If you loved Guardians of the Galaxy, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 59 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1942: an older pace and style.
The Florida Keys in 1840, where the implacable hurricanes of the Caribbean scream, where the salvagers of Key West, like the intrepid and beautiful Loxi Claiborne and her crew, reap, aboard frail schooners, the harvest of the wild wind, facing the shark teeth of the reefs to rescue the sailors and the cargo from the shipwrecks caused by the scavengers of the sea.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
80% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsStrong
Won 1 Oscar: Academy Award: Best Special Effects. Also nominated for 2 more Oscars. Plus 1 other award.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$4 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 25K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
- Paulette GoddardLoxi Claiborne
- Ray MillandStephen Tolliver
- John WayneCaptain Jack Stuart
- Raymond MasseyKing Cutler
- Robert PrestonDan Cutler
- Lynne OvermanCaptain Phillip Philpott
- Susan HaywardDrusilla Alston
- Charles BickfordMate of the 'Tyfib'
- Walter HampdenCommodore Devereaux
- Louise BeaversMaum Maria