Reap the Wild Wind
Story of the exploits of professional shipwreckers a century ago in the Florida Keys.
Cast & credits
Cast
- [Narrator] Cecil B. Demille
- Stephen Tolliver Ray Milland
- Captain Jack Stuart John Wayne
- Loxi Claiborne Paulette Goddard
- King Cutler Raymond Massey
- Dan Cutler Robert Preston
- Drusilla Alston Susan Hayward
- Captain Phillip Philpott Lynne Overman
- mate of the 'Tyfib' Charles Bickford
- Commodore Devereaux Walter Hampden
- Ivy Devereaux Martha O'driscoll
- Maum Maria Louise Beavers
- Mrs Claiborne Elisabeth Risdon
- Aunt Henrietta Beresford Hedda Hopper
- Mrs Mottram Janet Beecher
- Chinkapin Ben Carter
- Nathias Widgeon Victor Kilian
- Salt Meat Oscar Polk
- The Lamb William 'Wee Willie' Davis
- Sam Lane Chandler
- Judge Marvin Davison Clark
- captain of 'The Pelican' Lou Merrill
- Dr Jepson Frank M. Thomas
- Captain Carruthers Keith Richards
- Lubbock Victor Varconi
- port captain J. Farrell Macdonald
- Mace Harry Woods
- master shipwright Raymond Hatton
- Lt Farragut Milburn Stone
- 'Claiborne' lookout Dave Wengren
- Cadge Tony Paton
- Charleston lady Barbara Britton
- Charleston lady Julia Faye
- Charleston lady Ameda Lambert
- Charleston beau D'Arcy Miller
- Charleston beau Bruce Warren
- ['Jubilee' lookout] Ralph Dunn
- [2nd mate on 'Jubilee'] William Haade
- [Southern gentleman at tea] Sam Harris
- [old gentleman at tea] Richard R. Neill
- [Southern gentleman at tea] Jack Luden
- [Southern gentleman at tea] Lloyd Whitlock
- [Southern gentleman at tea] John Merkyl
- [officer at tea] Monte Blue
- [black servant at tea] George H. Reed
- [dowager at tea] Ottola Nesmith
- [dowager at tea] Sarah Edwards
- [Bixby, Devereaux courier] Byron Foulger
- [Dr Jepson's black servant] Eugene Jackson
- [Devereaux banker] George Melford
- [Devereaux treasurer] Forrest Taylor
- [Devereaux foreign agent] John St. Polis
- [guest at ball] William Cabanne
- [guest at ball] Louise La Planche
- [guest at ball] Laurie Douglas
- [guest in ballroom] Colin Blair
- [guest in ballroom] Stella Mary Burgess
- [guest in ballroom] Jack Dixon
- [guest in ballroom] Mary Sue Thomas
- [guest in ballroom] Mary Joyce Walsh
- [Ivy's waltzing partner] James Gillette
- [girl in match sequence] Mildred Shay
- [dancing lady] Mildred Harris
- [woman in ballroom] Leota Lorraine
- [woman in ballroom] Helen Dickson
- [woman in ballroom] Dorothy Sebastian
- [woman in ballroom] Ynez Seabury
- [woman in ballroom] Catherine Wallace
- [dowager in ballroom] Hope Landin
- [Ettie, ballroom sequence] Claire Mcdowell
- [Southern belle] Lora Lee
- [waltzing dowager in ballroom] Mary Currier
- [man in ballroom] Melville Ruick
- [man in ballroom] Tom Conlon
- [old gentleman in ballroom] Emmett King
- ['Tyfib' bosun] Charles Hamilton
- [Parson Gillin] Tom Chatterton
- [Pete, sponge boat] Constantine Romanoff
- [Jake, sponge boat] Fred Graham
- [Cutler man in barrel room] Frank Hagney
- [Cutler man in barrel room] Frank Lackteen
- [Cutler man in barrel room] Alan Bridge
- [Cutler man in barrel room] Al Ferguson
- [Cutler man in barrel room] Frank Richards
- [stoker boss] Richard Alexander
- [leadsman, 'Southern Cross'] Gil Perkins
- [juryman] C.E. Anderson
- [juryman] Sam Appel
- [juryman] Max Davidson
- [juryman] Harry Dean
- [juryman] Christian J. Frank
- [juryman] William Elmer
- [galley growler] Jimmy Dundee
- [juryman] Tony Martelli
- [30-year-old clerk of Devereaux Co] Kenneth Gibson
- [juryman] Robert Milasch
- [clerk of Devereaux Company] J.W. Johnston
- [juryman] John Power
- [juryman] A.D. Sewall
- [juryman] Leo Sulky
- [court clerk] Lee Prather
- [secretary of Devereaux company] Stanhope Wheatcroft
- [old director] David Clyde
- [surgeon] Sam Flint
- [1st mate, Charleston packet] Gohr Van Vleck
- [2nd mate, Charleston packet] Oscar G. 'Dutch' Hendrian
- [man with suspenders] Nestor Paiva
- ['Pelican' crew] Jack Clifford
- ['Pelican' crew] Edward J. Brady
- ['Pelican' crew] Jim Mason
- ['Pelican' crew] John Merton
- [bartender in coffee shop] Don Zelaya
- [father of girl] James Flavin
- [rat-faced man] Will Stanton
- [captain in coffee shop] Robert E. Homans
- [captain in coffee shop] Frank Shannon
- [call boy in coffee shop] James Anderson
- [call boy in coffee shop] Buddy Pepper
- [girl with oilskins] Carmencita Johnson
- [Cuban, Charleston packet] Hassan Ezzat
- [lawyer] Hayden Stevenson
- [lawyer] Wheaton Chambers
- [bailiff] Edward Peil
- [bailiff] George Anderson
- [bailiff] Guy Usher
- [bailiff] Stanley Andrews
- [bailiff] Emory Parnell
- ['Claiborne' cabin boy] Dick Elmore
- [stevedore] Cyril Mclaglen
- [stevedore] Carl Matthews
- [man on street] George Guhl
- [Slim, 'Falcon' crew] Eric Alden
- [Joe, 'Falcon' crew] George Barton
- [Blackie, 'Falcon' crew] Sven Hugo Borg
- [Roger, 'Falcon' crew] Bob Ireland
- [Ed, 'Falcon' crew] Clarke J. Jennings
- [Hugh, 'Falcon' crew] Wally O'connor
- [Roy, 'Falcon' crew] Dale Van Sickle
- [Nate, 'Falcon' crew] Carl Zwolsman
- [George, 'Jubilee' crew] Jerome Denuccio
- [Cliff, 'Jubilee' crew] Bill Faralla
- [Pedro, 'Jubilee' crew] Jerome Franks Jr
- [Tony, 'Jubilee' crew] Ethan Laidlaw
- [Art, 'Jubilee' crew] King Mojave
- [Buck, 'Jubilee' crew] Houghton Ralph
- [Stan, 'Jubilee' crew] Ray Spiker
- [Boston, 'Jubilee' crew] Harry Warren
- [Gus, 'Claiborne' crew] George Bruggeman
- [Clem, pump man of 'Claiborne' crew] Jack Chapin
- [Pat, 'Claiborne' crew] Stubby Kruger
- [Frank, 'Claiborne' crew] Larry Lawson
- [Mike, 'Claiborne' crew] George Magrill
- [Lars, 'Claiborne' crew] Jack Sterling
- [Spike, 'Claiborne' crew] Fred Zendar
- [Snaith, Cutler's co-counsel] Frank Ferguson
- [.] Maurice Costello
- [.] Gertrude Astor
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Cecil B. Demille
- 2nd Unit Director Arthur Rosson
- Dialogue Supervision Edwin Maxwell
- Dialogue Supervision Phyllis Loughton
- [Assistant Director] Eddie Salven
- [Assistant Director (2nd Unit)] Kenneth Deland
- [Assistant Director (2nd Unit)] Chico Alonso
- [Assistant Director (2nd Unit)] Howard Joslin
- [Assistant Director (2nd Unit)] Clem Jones
- [Assistant Director (2nd Unit 2nd)] Art Camp
- [Script Clerk] Claire Behnke
- [2nd Unit Script Clerk] Herbert Coleman
Production
- Production Company Paramount Pictures
- [Executive Producer] B.G. De Sylva
- Produced by Cecil B. Demille
- Associate Producer William H. Pine
- [Unit Manager] Frank Caffey
- [Assistant Unit Manager] Harvey Dwight
- [2nd Unit Unit Manager] Curtis Mick
- [Unit Production Manager] Roy Burns
- [Location Manager] Norman Lacey
- [Production Secretary] Gladys Rosson
- [Mr DeMille's Secretary] Berenice Mosk
- [Mr DeMille's Secretary] Florence Cole
Writing
- Screenplay by Alan Le May
- Screenplay by Charles Bennett
- Screenplay by Jesse L. Lasky Jr
- [Treatment Collaborator] Thelma Strabel
- [Contributing Writer] Jeanie Macpherson
- Based on a Sat Evening Post story by Thelma Strabel
Photography
- Director of Photography Victor Milner
- Director of Photography William V. Skall
- Technicolor Colour Director Natalie Kalmus
- [2nd Unit Technicolor Director] William Fritzsche
- [2nd Unit Technicolor Technician] Roger Mace
- [2nd Unit Technicolor Camera Mechanic] Fritz Brosch
- [Optical Cinematography] Paul K. Lerpae
- [Process Photography] W. Wallace Kelley
- Underwater Photography Dewey Wrigley
- [2nd Unit 2nd Camera] Bill Rand
- [Camera Operator] Haskell Boggs
- [2nd Unit Assistant Camera] James V. Murray
- [2nd Unit Grip] Andrew J. Durkus
- [2nd Unit Grip] Jack Haring
- [2nd Unit Grip] Jack Lethman
- [2nd Unit Grip] Coley Kessinger
Stills
- [2nd Unit Stills] G.E. Richardson
Special Effects
- Special Photographic Effects by Gordon Jennings
- Special Photographic Effects by William L. Pereira
- Special Photographic Effects by Farciot Edouart
- [Special Effects Photography] Irmin Roberts
- [Matte Artist] Jan Domela
- [2nd Unit S.E.D. Glassman] Edward Overstreet
Editing
- Edited by Anne Bauchens
Design
- Art Direction by Hans Dreier
- Art Direction by Roland Anderson
- [Set Decorator] George Sawley
- [Supervising Set Dresser] Sam Comer
- [Production Illustrator] Dan Sayre Groesbeck
- [Sketch Artist] Joe De Young
- [Sketch Artist] Ray Downey
- [Props] Russ Brown
- [2nd Unit Props] Carl Coleman
- [2nd Unit 2nd Props] Harold Worthington
- [2nd Unit Painter] Jack Wilson
Costumes
- Costumes Natalie Visart
- [Wardrobe Designer] R. Doney
- [Wardrobe Designer] Dwight Franklin
- [Wardrobe Designer] Lois Jessen
- [Men's Wardrobe] Joe Caplan
- [Women's Wardrobe] Edna Shotwell
- [2nd Unit Women's Wardrobe] LeVaughn Larson
- [2nd Unit Men's Wardrobe] Pat Williams
Make-up
- Make-up Supervision Wally Westmore
- [2nd Unit Make-up] Max Asher
- [Hair Supervisor] Leonora Sabine
- [2nd Unit Hairdresser] Alice Ribald
- [Hairdresser] Nellie Manley
Music
- Music Score by Victor Young
Choreography
- [Dance Director] Sam Ledner
Sound
- [Sound Supervisor] Loren L. Ryder
- Sound Recording by Harry Lindgren
- Sound Recording by John Cope
- [Production Mixer] Harry Lindgren
- [Sound Editor] John Woodcock
- [Special Sound Effects] Louis Mesenkop
Stunts
- [Stunt Driver] Biddle Dorcy
- [Stunt Driver] Paul Stader
- [Stunt Driver] Houghton Ralph
- [Stunt Driver] Vic Chatten
Consultant
- [Technical Adviser] Roy Davidson
- Marine Adviser Fred Ellis
- [2nd Unit Camera Car Driver] Al Latta
- [2nd Unit Nursery] Lorne Holmes
- [Research] Marion Crist
Publicity
- [Unit Publicist] Theodore Bonnet
