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| EAN-13 | 9786301232302  |
| Product Name | Reap the Wild Wind [VHS] |
| Language | English |
| Category | Electronics / Photography: A/V Media: Movie / TV |
| Amazon.com |  Buy on Amazon ~ 6301232305 |
| SKU | MON0000000368 |
| Price New | 2.88 US Dollars (curriencies) |
| Price Used | 2.88 US Dollars (curriencies) |
| Cast | Ray Milland, John Wayne, Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey, Robert Preston |
| Binding | VHS Tape |
| Format | Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC |
| Run Time | 123 minutes |
| Long Description | John Wayne was in the early stages of superstardom when this lavish Cecil B. DeMille adventure was produced in 1942, so it's interesting to see the Duke in a heroic supporting role as opposed to the commanding one. Here he's on equal footing with Ray Milland in the romantic lead; they play a pair of dashing yet wildly different characters who've both fallen for a feisty Southern belle played by Paulette Goddard. It's 1840 on Florida's Key West, and while Wayne plays a daring seaman eager to command a brand-new steamship, his ambitions are hampered by his daredevil reputation and the ruthless profiteering of a salvager (Raymond Massey) who preys on ships that are routinely wrecked in the Key's rocky coastal waters. Milland plays the dapper gentleman who can decide Wayne's future, but Wayne's competitive edge leads to a progression of apparent betrayals and shifting allegiances. Ultimately, both men cast aside their differences to seek justice on the open sea, where an underwater encounter with a giant octopus threatens to bury them both in a watery grave. Providing spectacle and romance as only DeMille could serve it up, this blustery adventure has its share of corny dialogue and obligatory crowd-pleasing action, but that's all part of the movie's considerable charm. It's like Gone with the Wind on the open sea, with the high-spirited Goddard (who had been a candidate for the role of Scarlett O'Hara) holding her own with her chest-thumping costars. DeMille fills his frame with delightful characters and background business, spicing up the story with just enough humor and hokum to offset the movie's forgivable flaws. Shot in glorious Technicolor, the film earned Oscar nominations for its cinematography and costumes, and its still-exciting climax earned an Oscar for Best Special Effects. All in all, this is rousing Hollywood entertainment from the peak years of the studio system that DeMille had dominated for decades. --Jeff Shannon . |
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