Stars: John Wayne, Gail Russell, Gig Young, Luther Adler, Eduard Franz, Jeff Corey, Adele Mara, Grant Withers

Director: Edward Ludwig

Summary: Ralls (John Wayne) is a ship's captain in the South Seas, his rival in love and money is Dutch shipping magnate Mayrant Sidneye (Luther Adler from 1950's version of D.O.A.).The end reward is the gold carried by the shipping vessel, the Red Witch.

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John Wayne stars as a 19th-century sea captain out for revenge against a wealthy shipping magnate in this interesting and unlikely 1948 offering from Republic Pictures. Wayne plays the wronged Captain Ralls with a convincing bitterness that foreshadows his later work in the John Ford classic The Searchers, and his grim portrayal of Ralls hits a high point when Ralls purposely wrecks his enemy's prize treasure ship. The painfully beautiful Gail Russell costarred with Wayne only the year before in The Angel and the Badman and delivers a memorable performance as the tragic Angelique. Gig Young also stands out as a crewman who eventually learns the truth about Ralls. Wake of the Red Witch shares similarities in both character and climax to an earlier Wayne picture, C.B. DeMille's Reap the Wild Wind, but this film has a more direct approach in exploring the complex motivations of its characters. --Mark Savary

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Year:	1948
Release Date:	June 5, 2006
Runtime:	102 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	824 181 7
Keywords:	Action, Red, General, Witch, Wake, Adventure
Genre:	Action/Adventure