Wake of the Red Witch is a 1948 American adventure film directed by Edward Ludwig, produced by Edmund Grainger and starring John Wayne, Gail Russell, Gig Young, Adele Mara and Luther Adler.

[4] John Wayne stars as a sea captain in the early 1860s East Indies seeking revenge against a wealthy shipping magnate.

Two men of the sea carry an ongoing rivalry: Mayrant Sidneye, owner of the shipping company Batjak Limited, and Captain Ralls.

Falling debris traps Ralls inside the wreck, and he is killed when the descending wreckage severs his air hose.

During production of their first pairing, the previous year's Angel and the Badman, Wayne and Russell allegedly began an offscreen affair, although both would later deny this claim.

Other Republic films around this time include Orson Welles' version of Macbeth and The Red Pony starring Robert Mitchum.

A restoration of Wake of the Red Witch coproduced by Paramount Pictures, The Film Foundation and Martin Scorsese premiered at New York City's Museum of Modern Art on August 9, 2018.

The screening was part of the museum's program of showcasing 30 restored films from the library of Republic Pictures, curated by Scorsese.