Wake of the Red Witch
"Romance! Adventure!...as wild as the RAGING SEAS!"
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.
"Romance! Adventure!...as wild as the RAGING SEAS!"
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.
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
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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