Reap the Wild Wind was a 1942 action flick starring Ray Milland and Paulette Goddard (with a young John Wayne and Susan Hayward!). It's a romance about Clipper salvage in Key West the 1840s (an interesting and unusual subject!). In 1973, Marilyn Henry created this lovely paper doll set based on the film. I came across this on eBay and would love to bid on it, but I am sure it will go too dear. It's a nice set of the sort that you could color yourself (color printing was too expensive 40 years ago unless you were a big publisher). It nonetheless has a spot color cover (presumably heavier stock), so the characters have tints.
My absolute favorite is the inclusion of the octopus (definitely a stand-out character in the film). The film, of course is rather silly and the costumes are not especially period-appropriate (this was a low-budget film made during WWII, which adds to its overall "cheap" look and feel ~ but hey, they did pretty good with what they had!
There are four pages of clothing in the set, but I only have some rough images of two of the four (below).
The usual apologies for my absence lately. I hope to maybe post something new of my own soon.
There are four pages of clothing in the set, but I only have some rough images of two of the four (below).
The usual apologies for my absence lately. I hope to maybe post something new of my own soon.
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