Wake Island
Leathernecks... writing another glorious chapter of purposeful courage in America's history!
1942 · 1h 27m · Approved
Action, Drama, War
Directed by
John Farrow
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Wake Island
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.
Director and cast
- John Farrow Director
- 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
- Mikhail Rasumny as Ivan Probenzky
- Rod Cameron as Capt. Pete Lewis
- Bill Goodwin as Sgt. Higbee / Narrator (voice)
- Damian O'Flynn Cast
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