Reap the Wild Wind

About this Broadcast

The owner of a 19th-century salvage company falls in love with a captain she rescues from a shipwreck, and helps him prove in court that the vessel's sinking was not his fault. However, the lawyer hired to plead the case also falls for the salvager, and the rivalry drives the captain into an alliance with a ruthless pirate. Romantic adventure, starring John Wayne and Paulette Goddard

1942 HD subtitles

Adventure Historical/Period Drama Movie/Drama Romance

Cast & Crew

John Wayne (Actor) .. Capt Jack Stuart

Paulette Goddard (Actor) .. Loxi Claiborne

Robert Preston (Actor) .. Dan Cutler

Raymond Massey (Actor) .. King Cutler

Ray Milland (Actor) .. Stephen Tolliver

Lynne Overman (Actor) .. Capt Phillip Philpott

Susan Hayward (Actor) .. Drusilla Alston

Charles Bickford (Actor) .. Bully Brown

Cecil B DeMille (Director)

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Did You Know..

John Wayne (Actor) .. Capt Jack Stuart

Born: May 26, 1907 in Iowa

Best Known For: Being a Hollywood icon.

Early-life: Born Marion Robert Morrison in Iowa on May 26, 1907. His family moved to California when he was young. John studied pre-law at the University of Southern California and played on the university's American football team until a broken collarbone injury put an end to his athletic career. He got a summer job in the prop department of a local film studio.

Career: Wayne began doing bit parts in westerns and adventures and appeared in about 70 movies before his breakthrough role in John Ford's Stagecoach (1939). He went on to star in more than 20 John Ford pictures, including Fort Apache (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), Rio Grande (1950), The Searchers (1956) and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). Other notable films included Sands of Iwo Jima (1949), The Alamo (1960), The Green Berets (1968), True Grit (1969) and The Shootist (1976). He died of stomach cancer on June 11, 1979 at the age of 72.

Quote: 'I am an old-fashioned, honest-to-goodness, flag-waving patriot.'

Trivia: Known for his distinctive gravelly voice. He won an Academy Award for True Grit. He played the lead role in 142 films and was predominantly known for his roles in westerns.