Film
Wake Island
1942 · 1h 27m · War · Action · Drama
Leathernecks... writing another glorious chapter of purposeful courage in America's history!
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Overview
In late 1941, with no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.
Cast
Brian Donlevy
Maj. Geoffrey Caton
Macdonald Carey
Lt. Bruce Cameron
Robert Preston
Pvt. Joe Doyle
William Bendix
Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
Albert Dekker
Shad McClosky
Walter Abel
Cmdr. Roberts
Mikhail Rasumny
Ivan Probenzky
Rod Cameron
Capt. Pete Lewis
Bill Goodwin
Sgt. Higbee / Narrator (voice)
Damian O'Flynn
Capt. Bill Patrick
Frank Albertson
Johnny Rudd
Joyce Arleen
Cynthia Caton (uncredited)
Hugh Beaumont
Captain (uncredited)
Barbara Britton
Sally Cameron (uncredited)
Hillary Brooke
Girl at the Inn (uncredited)
James Brown
Wounded Marine (uncredited)
Crew
- John FarrowDirector
- W.R. BurnettStory · Screenplay
- Frank ButlerScreenplay
- Joseph SistromProducer
- Buddy G. DeSylvaExecutive Producer
- Theodor SparkuhlDirector of Photography
- William C. MellorDirector of Photography
- David ButtolphOriginal Music Composer
- Frank BrachtEditor
- LeRoy StoneEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- August 11, 1942
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- War, Action, Drama
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