Wake Island

Name: Wake Island
Genre: War, Action, Drama
Released: 1942
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 5.929

1942 · 87 min

War · Action · Drama

★ 5.9

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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.

Crew

Director John Farrow
Screenplay Frank Butler
Screenplay W.R. Burnett
Story W.R. Burnett
Director of Photography Theodor Sparkuhl
Director of Photography William C. Mellor

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
M
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
J
Joyce Arleen
Cynthia Caton (uncredited)

Crew

Director — John Farrow
Screenplay — Frank Butler
Screenplay — W.R. Burnett
Story — W.R. Burnett
Director of Photography — Theodor Sparkuhl
Director of Photography — William C. Mellor

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