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Wake of the Red Witch

Wake of the Red Witch

Romance! Adventure!...as wild as the RAGING SEAS!

19485.61h 46mNR

Overview

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.

Directed by Edward Ludwig
Written by Harry Brown, Kenneth Gamet, Garland Roark
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Top Cast

John Wayne

John Wayne

Capt. Ralls

Gail Russell

Gail Russell

Angelique Desaix

Gig Young

Gig Young

Samuel 'Sam' Rosen

Adele Mara

Adele Mara

Teleia Van Schreeven

Luther Adler

Luther Adler

Mayrant Ruysdaal Sidneye

Eduard Franz

Eduard Franz

Harmenszoon Van Schreeven

Grant Withers

Grant Withers

Capt. Wilde Youngeur

Henry Daniell

Henry Daniell

Jacques Desaix

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Antonio 'Ripper' Arrezo

Dennis Hoey

Dennis Hoey

Capt. Munsey

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookfightloveblack and whiteshipping magnate

About Wake of the Red Witch

Wake of the Red Witch is a adventure, drama, history film released in 1948 exploring themes of based on novel or book, fight, love, black and white, shipping magnate. Directed by Edward Ludwig, it stars John Wayne, Gail Russell, Gig Young. 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.

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