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
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie onMarch 8, 1943 with Paulette Goddard and Ray Milland reprising their film roles.
During the filming of a fight scene with John Wayne, an accident cost actor 'Victor Kilian (I)' the use of one eye.
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"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie onMarch 8, 1943 with Paulette Goddard and Ray Milland reprising their film roles.
During the filming of a fight scene with John Wayne, an accident cost actor 'Victor Kilian (I)' the use of one eye.
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