page_title: Reap the Wild Wind
section_title: Production
hierarchical_section_title: Reap the Wild Wind / Production
caption_attribution_description: Screenshot of John Wayne from the trailer for the film Reap the Wild Wind
context_page_description: Reap the Wild Wind is an American 1942 adventure film starring Ray Milland, John Wayne, Paulette Goddard, Robert Preston, and Susan Hayward, and directed by Cecil B. DeMille, his second picture to be filmed in color. It is based on a serialized story written by Thelma Strabel in 1940 for The Saturday Evening Post. The movie, released shortly after the United States' entry into World War II, was a swashbuckling adventure set in the 1840s along the Florida coast, and was wildly successful.
  While he based his film on Strabel's story, DeMille took liberties with details such as sibling relationships and subplots, while staying true to the spirit of the story, which centers on a headstrong, independent woman portrayed by Paulette Goddard.
context_section_description: The film is unusual among films starring John Wayne since it is one of relatively few films in which he plays a character with a notable dark side. Wayne subsequently starred in a 1948 seafaring adventure titled Wake of the Red Witch which had numerous similarities to Reap the Wild Wind, including Wayne's portrayal of an even darker character.
  This film also marks the final appearance by Hedda Hopper as an actress in a significant role.  The gossip columnist would, however, make cameo appearances in subsequent films.
caption: Jack (John Wayne) prepares to dive
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