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Harold B. Lee Library

Reap The Wild Wind

Cecil B. DeMille Presents
Reap the Wild Wind

  • Time: 7:00 PM
  • Date: Friday, September 25, 2009
  • Place: HBLL Auditorium, 1st Floor; Admission is free; arrive early for seats.


About the Event
Starring Ray Milland, John Wayne, Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey, Robert Preston.. The films of producer–director Cecil B. DeMille were the most popular attractions for generations of moviegoers during his nearly 50 years in the business. This story of adventure and intrigue in the waters off Key West in the 1840s is just the sort of drama and excitement that audiences needed on the eve of America’s entry into World War II, but has also withstood the test of time. John Wayne stars, along with Ray Milland and Paulette Goddard, as a ship captain accused of collaborating with the unscrupulous salvage baron Raymond Massey. An attack by a giant squid became one of the most talked about special effects of its day, winning its creators an Academy Award. Future Oscar-winning star Susan Hayward makes an early career appearance in this historical drama. “It’s a fabulous historical show,” wrote one film critic, “combining romance, maritime melodrama, brawls and undersea shots in a whopping entertainment.” Paramount. 1942. 123 mins. Director: Cecil B. DeMille.