WAKE OF THE RED WITCH
DIRECTED BY EDWARD LUDWIG
PRODUCED BY EDWARD GRAINGER
REPUBLIC PICTURES
Photo with the courtesy of lasbugas
INFORMATION FROM IMDb
Plot Summary
Captain Ralls fights Dutch shipping magnate Mayrant Sidneye
for the woman he loves, Angelique Desaix,
and for a fortune in gold aboard the Red Witch.
Summary written by Jim Beaver
Full Cast
John Wayne .... Capt. Ralls
Gail Russell .... Angelique Desaix
Gig Young .... Samuel 'Sam' Rosen
Adele Mara .... Teleia Van Schreeven
Luther Adler .... Mayrant Ruysdaal Sidneye
Eduard Franz .... Harmenszoon Van Schreeven
Grant Withers .... Capt. Wilde Youngeur
Henry Daniell .... Jacques Desaix
Paul Fix .... Antonio 'Ripper' Arrezo
Dennis Hoey .... Capt. Munsey
Jeff Corey .... Mr. Loring
Erskine Sanford .... Dr. van Arken
Duke Kahanamoku .... Ua Nuke
Fred Aldrich .... Seaman (uncredited)
Fernando Alvarado .... Maru (uncredited)
Jose Alvarado .... Taluna (uncredited)
George Barrows .... Seaman (uncredited)
Henry Brandon .... Kurinua (uncredited)
David Clarke .... Mullins (uncredited)
James Dime .... Seaman (uncredited)
Fred Fox .... Ship's Surgeon (uncredited)
Fred Graham .... Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
Vic Groves .... Seaman (uncredited)
Myron Healey .... Seaman on 'Red Witch' (uncredited)
Mailoa Kalili .... Seaman (uncredited)
Al Kikume .... Native Servant (uncredited)
Fred Libby .... Lookout Sailor (uncredited)
Harold Lishman .... Kharma (uncredited)
Rory Mallinson .... Officer (uncredited)
Grant Means .... Dirk (uncredited)
Frank Mills .... Seaman (uncredited)
Jim Nolan .... First Diver (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor .... Old Seaman (uncredited)
Gil Perkins .... Seaman/Flogger (uncredited)
John Pickard .... Second Diver (uncredited)
George Piltz .... Native (uncredited)
Norman Rainey .... Lawyer (uncredited)
Leo C. Richmond .... Native Priest (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson .... Seaman (uncredited)
Wallace Scott .... Sailor (uncredited)
Mickey Simpson .... Second Officer (uncredited)
Carl Thompson .... Hekkim, Cabin Boy (uncredited)
Kuka Tuima .... Native (uncredited)
Harry J. Vejar .... Jarma, Angelique's Servant (uncredited)
Harlan Warde .... Seaman Handling Diving Line (uncredited)
John Wengraf .... Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Harry Wilson .... Seaman on 'Red Witch' (uncredited)
Ward Wood .... Young Sailor (uncredited)
Writing Credits
Harry Brown
Kenneth Gamet
Garland Roark novel
Original Music
Nathan Scott
Cinematography
Reggie Lanning
Stunts
Roydon Clark .... stunts (uncredited)
Fred Graham .... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson .... stunts (uncredited)
Paul Stader .... stunts (uncredited)
Trivia
The rubber octopus used in this movie was later stolen by Edward D. Wood Jr.'s crew and used in Bride of the Monster (1955). They forgot to steal the motor that ran the tentacles though, so Bela Lugosi was forced to wrap the tentacles around him while he "fought" the beast.
John Wayne took the name of his production company, Batjac, from this film's shipping firm. The original spelling though was "Batjak", a likely portmanteau of "Batavia" and "Jayakarta", both being the old names of the capital of the Dutch East Indies at the time (as of 2009 it is Jakarta, Indonesia).
The movie was filmed in black and white in an attempt to make the studio sets less obvious.
Goofs
* Revealing mistakes: The shipwreck is obviously a model.
Filming Locations
Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, California, USA
Santa Catalina Island, Channel Islands, California, USA
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