Florida ship salvager Loxi falls for Jack, captain of a ship wrecked on the Key West shore. However, their romance is complicated by the arrival of another suitor.Florida ship salvager Loxi falls for Jack, captain of a ship wrecked on the Key West shore. However, their romance is complicated by the arrival of another suitor.Florida ship salvager Loxi falls for Jack, captain of a ship wrecked on the Key West shore. However, their romance is complicated by the arrival of another suitor.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total
- The Lamb
- (as William Davis)
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- TriviaBy all accounts, Cecil B. DeMille and John Wayne got along very well during the filming of this movie. (DeMille had considered Wayne for the role of Wild Bill Hickok in The Plainsman (1936), which went to Gary Cooper). DeMille admired Wayne's ability to improve his character and he liked him so much that he let him select his own costumes.
- GoofsIncorrectly regarded as a goof: John Wayne's reference to Mother Carey's Chickens has nothing to do with Kate Douglas Wiggins 1911 novel. It is a seafaring name for the Storm Petrel, so-called because the birds appear before a storm. Mother Carey is a corruption of Mater Cara (Dear Mother), an epithet of the Virgin Mary, to whom Portuguese and Spanish sailors used to pray before a storm.
- Quotes
Loxi: [rehearsing] Of course, Commodore Devereaux, you need a mighty experienced captain to navigate a fine ship like the Southern Cross - steam and all that!
Maum Maria: That ain't got no elegance. You's in Charleston. Ladies don't tell gentlemens, they asks 'em!
- ConnectionsEdited into Catalogue of Ships (2008)
- SoundtracksSea Chantey (The Nellie B)
(1942) (uncredited)
Written by Victor Young
Lyrics Frank Loesser
Played during the opening credits and often as background music
Sung a cappella by Lynne Overman
Played on piano and sung by Paulette Goddard
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- Cecil B. De Mille's Reap the Wild Wind
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- Budget
- $4,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 3 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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