Reap the Wild Wind

Reap the Wild Wind is a serialized story written by Thelma Strabel in 1940 for The Saturday Evening Post. It was the basis for the 1942 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, his second to be filmed in color. The film, released shortly after the start of WWII was a swashbuckling adventure set in the 1840's along the Florida coast. It was wildly successful, and proved to be just the ticket to take the minds of the American movie-going public off of the war for two hours.

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Thelma Strabel - 1940 - The Saturday Evening Post - 1942 - Film - Cecil B. DeMille - WWII - Florida

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While he based his film on Strabel's story, DeMille took liberties with details such as sibling relationships and sub-plots, while staying true to the spirit of the story, which centers around a headstrong, independent woman, played by Paulette Goddard.

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