Reap the Wild Wind (1942)

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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.

• Released: 1942-03-26
• Genres: Adventure, Action, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 59m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 65 votes

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille.

Top cast

• Paulette Goddard as Loxi Claiborne
• Ray Milland as Stephen Tolliver
• John Wayne as Captain Jack Stuart
• Raymond Massey as King Cutler
• Robert Preston as Dan Cutler
• Lynne Overman as Captain Phillip Philpott
• Susan Hayward as Drusilla Alston
• Charles Bickford as Mate of the 'Tyfib'
• Walter Hampden as Commodore Devereaux
• Louise Beavers as Maum Maria

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Reap the Wild Wind

• United States: watch free on Mometu; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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