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Synopsis
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

Cast

Luther Adler Mayrant Ruysdaal Sidneye
Jeff Corey Mr. Loring
Henry Daniell Jacques Desaix
Paul Fix Antonio "Ripper" Arrezo
Eduard Franz Harmenszoon Van Schreeven
Dennis Hoey Capt. Munsey
Duke Kahanamoku Va Nuke
Adele Mara Teleia Van Schreeven
Gail Russell Angelique Desaix
Erskine Sanford Doktor Van Arken
Gig Young Sam Rosen
John Wayne Capt. Ralls
Grant Withers Capt. Wilde Younger

Production Crew

James Sullivan Art Director
Garland Roark Book Author
Reggie Lanning Cinematographer
Nathan Scott Composer (Music Score)
Edward Ludwig Director
John Farrow Director
Richard Van Enger Editor
Edmund Grainger Producer
Harry Brown Screenwriter
Kenneth Gamet Screenwriter
Howard Lydecker Special Effects
Theodore Lydecker Special Effects
Year: 1949
Runtime: 120
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: NR
Category: Feature

Genre
Adventure

Produced by
Republic