Wake of the Red Witch (1949)
- Starring:
- John Wayne, Gail Russell, (more)
- Director(s):
- John Farrow, Edward Ludwig, (more
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
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This unusual, dreamlike John Wayne vehicle is set in the East Indies. The focus of the film is the deadly rivalry between two men of the sea. Ship's captain Rails (John Wayne) nurses a long-standing grudge against shipping magnate Van Schreeven (Luther Adler). The reason for the animosity: Van Schreeven stole away Rails' love, Angelique (Gail Russell). Revenge has warped Rails to point that sometimes he seems to be the heavy of the picture. Complications involving valuable pearls ensue before the offbeat climax, which finds Rails scuttling his own vessel, the Red Witch, as means of getting even. The film's resolution is one of the strangest ever concocted for a Wayne picture. Wake of the Red Witch represented the second screen teaming of John Wayne and Gail Russell; the film must also have held some special significance for Wayne, since he named his own production company, Batjac, after the shipping firm depicted in the picture. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 106 mins
Complete Cast:
- John Wayne - Capt. Ralls
- Gig Young - Sam Rosen
- Adele Mara - Teleia Van Schreeven
- Grant Withers - Capt. Wilde Younger
- Paul Fix - Antonio "Ripper" Arrezo
- Jeff Corey - Mr. Loring
- Duke Kahanamoku - Va Nuke
- Fred Graham - Sailor
- Jim Nolan - 1st diver
- Kuka Tuitama
- Grant Means - Dirk
- Jose Alvarado - Taluna
- John Wengraf - Prosecutor
- Harry Vejar - Jarma
- Mickey Simpson - 2nd officer
- Chuck Roberson - Stunts
- Rory Mallinson - Officer
- Myron Healey - Seaman on Red Witch
- David Clarke - Mullins
- Gail Russell - Angelique Desaix
- Luther Adler - Mayrant Ruysdaal Sidneye
- Eduard Franz - Harmenszoon Van Schreeven
- Henry Daniell - Jacques Desaix
- Dennis Hoey - Capt. Munsey
- Erskine Sanford - Doktor Van Arken
- Fernando Alvarado - Maru
- Fred Libby - Sailor
- Norman Rainey - Lawyer
- Leo C. Richmond - Native Priest
- Fred Fox - Ship's Surgeon
- Robert Wood - Young sailor
- Harlan Warde - Seaman handling diving line
- Carlos Thompson - Hekkim
- Wallace Scott - Sailor
- John M. Pickard - 2nd diver
- Al Kikume - Native servant
- Henry Brandon - Kurinua
- Director(s):
- John Farrow, Edward Ludwig
- Writer(s):
- Kenneth Gamet, Harry Brown
- Producer(s):
- Edmund Grainger
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Questionable for Children)
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