description Reap the Wild Wind Overview
Reap the Wild Wind is a 1942 Technicolor adventure film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Based on a Saturday Evening Post story, the movie stars Ray Milland, John Wayne, and Paulette Goddard. It features a screenplay developed collaboratively by multiple writers including Alan Le May and Jeanie MacPherson.
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info Reap the Wild Wind Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1942 |
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What is the plot of Reap the Wild Wind?
Set around shipwreck salvage in the Florida Keys, the film follows Loxi Claiborne as rival captains Stephen Tolliver and Jack Stuart compete for her loyalty and control of the wrecks. Cecil B. DeMille adds a hurricane, dangerous sea rescues, and a giant red squid to the 1942 adventure. [Source](https://www.tcm.com/articles/147262/reap-the-wild-wind)
Who stars in Reap the Wild Wind?
Paulette Goddard plays Loxi Claiborne, Ray Milland plays Stephen Tolliver, and John Wayne plays Captain Jack Stuart. Raymond Massey, Robert Preston, Susan Hayward, and Charles Bickford also appear. [Source](https://www.tcm.com/articles/147262/reap-the-wild-wind)
Was Reap the Wild Wind based on a story?
The film was adapted from a serialized story by Thelma Strabel that appeared in the Saturday Evening Post in 1940. Charles Bennett, Jesse Lasky Jr., Alan Le May, Jeanie MacPherson, and Henry Marshall worked on the screenplay. [Source](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/27420-REAP-THE-WILD-WIND?cxt=filmography)
Why is Reap the Wild Wind notable technically?
It was Cecil B. DeMille's second Technicolor production and won the Academy Award for Best Special Effects. The 1942 Paramount film was also nominated in three other Oscar categories. [Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reap_the_Wild_Wind)
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