Reap the Wild Wind (1942) | |
| Director(s) | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Producer(s) | Cecil B. DeMille, William H. Pine (associate) |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance |
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Reap the Wild Wind Overview:
Reap the Wild Wind (1942) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and produced by Cecil B. DeMille and William H. Pine.
SYNOPSIS
In a DeMille potboiler at sea, 19th-century ship captain Wayne fights for his reputation with shipping company investigator Milland, for his ship with salvage pirates Massey and Preston, and for his life with a giant red octopus. Salvage-company owner Goddard nurses Wayne back to health after a shipwreck, though she loses him to the sea creature.
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Academy Awards 1942 --- Ceremony Number 15 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Hans Dreier, Roland Anderson; Interior Decoration: George Sawley | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Victor Milner, William V. Skall | Nominated |
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Quotes from
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!
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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!
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Facts about
A song, "Reap the Wild Wind" (1942), music by Lew Pollack and lyrics by Ned Washington, was published to promote the film.
Cecil B. DeMille had wanted Errol Flynn to play Captain Jack Stuart, but Jack L. Warner refused to loan him out.
This was the last film in which Hedda Hopper appeared as a character other than herself.
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Cecil B. DeMille had wanted Errol Flynn to play Captain Jack Stuart, but Jack L. Warner refused to loan him out.
This was the last film in which Hedda Hopper appeared as a character other than herself.
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