Wake Island
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5.9In 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.
Released: 1942-08-1187 minDir: John FarrowWar, Action, Drama
Cast
- Brian Donlevy as Maj. Geoffrey Caton
- Macdonald Carey as Lt. Bruce Cameron
- Robert Preston as Pvt. Joe Doyle
- William Bendix as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
- Albert Dekker as Shad McClosky
- Walter Abel as Cmdr. Roberts
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1942
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- John Farrow
- Screenwriter
- Frank Butler
- Cast member
- Philip Van Zandt
- Composer
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Categories
1942 English-language films1942 films1942 war filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican war filmsAmerican World War II propaganda filmsBattle of Wake IslandEnglish-language war filmsFilms about the United States Marine CorpsFilms about the United States Navy in World War IIFilms directed by John FarrowFilms scored by David Buttolph