Wake Island (1942)
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1942 · NR · 1h 27m · War, Action, Drama
Genres: War, Action, Drama
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.
Director: John Farrow
Writers: W.R. Burnett, Frank Butler
Music by: David Buttolph
Cinematography: Theodor Sparkuhl, William C. Mellor
Editor: Frank Bracht, LeRoy Stone
Cast
Brian Donlevy as Maj. Geoffrey CatonMacdonald Carey as Lt. Bruce CameronRobert Preston as Pvt. Joe DoyleWilliam Bendix as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" RandallAlbert Dekker as Shad McCloskyWalter Abel as Cmdr. RobertsMikhail Rasumny as Ivan ProbenzkyRod Cameron as Capt. Pete LewisBill Goodwin as Sgt. Higbee / Narrator (voice)Damian O'Flynn as Capt. Bill PatrickFrank Albertson as Johnny RuddJoyce Arleen as Cynthia Caton (uncredited)More like this
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