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Reap the Wild Wind poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 66.1 / 100
1942·Action / Adventure / Drama·2h 3m

REAP THE WILD WIND

“Cecil B. DeMille's GREATEST TRIUMPH! OUT-THRILLS ALL OTHER SCREEN SPECTACLES!”

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.

Above the Line
Cecil B. DeMille·DirectorJesse Lasky Jr.·ScreenplayCharles Bennett·ScreenplayWilliam V. Skall·Director of PhotographyVictor Young·Original Music ComposerAnne Bauchens·Editor
Cast
Paulette Goddard·Loxi ClaiborneRay Milland·Stephen TolliverJohn Wayne·Captain Jack StuartRaymond Massey·King CutlerRobert Preston·Dan CutlerLynne Overman·Captain Phillip PhilpottSusan Hayward·Drusilla AlstonCharles Bickford·Mate of the 'Tyfib'Walter Hampden·Commodore DevereauxLouise Beavers·Maum Maria
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 4
Cecil B. DeMille·DirectorArthur Rosson·Second Unit DirectorArt Camp·Second Assistant DirectorC. Kenneth Deland·First Assistant Director
Writing· 4
Jesse Lasky Jr.·ScreenplayCharles Bennett·ScreenplayAlan Le May·ScreenplayThelma Strabel·Story
Camera· 3
William V. Skall·Director of PhotographyVictor Milner·Director of PhotographyDewey Wrigley·Underwater Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Anne Bauchens·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Victor Young·Original Music ComposerHarry Lindgren·Sound RecordistJohn Cope·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 5
Roland Anderson·Art DirectionHans Dreier·Art DirectionNatalie Visart·Costume DesignWally Westmore·Makeup SupervisorMax Asher·Makeup Artist
Production· 4
Cecil B. DeMille·ProducerBuddy G. DeSylva·Executive ProducerWilliam H. Pine·Associate ProducerCurtis Mick·Unit Manager
Other Departments· 6
Gordon Jennings·Visual EffectsFarciot Edouart·Visual EffectsW. L. Pereira·Visual EffectsNatalie Kalmus·Color DesignerJeanie Macpherson·Additional WritingLeonora Sabine·Hair Supervisor
By the Numbers
66.1
OF 100
Master Score
6.6
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
1
3 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Reap the Wild Wind's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#40B0A0
#000000
#A09070
Mood
Adventurous, Dramatic
Composition
Layered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Mixed Media

“The poster features a teal background with a large black title 'REAP THE WILD WIND' in a stacked, blocky font at the top left. To the right of the title, a sail”

adventuredrama
Key Elements
Sailing ShipDiving GearOctopus Seaweed
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Ocean
Design Score
7/10
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