War ·Action ·Drama · United States of America · 1942 · 1h 27m

Wake Island

Wake Island poster
Director
John Farrow
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
Crew
Theodor Sparkuhl — Director of Photography William C. Mellor — Director of Photography LeRoy Stone — Editor Frank Bracht — Editor David Buttolph — Original Music Composer Frank Butler — Screenplay
Tagline

Leathernecks... writing another glorious chapter of purposeful courage in America's history!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
japanworld war iipearl harborinfantrymarine corpsu.s. navyjunglepacific islandpacific theaterwake island
Key Collaborators
John Farrow Director Theodor Sparkuhl Director of Photography William C. Mellor Director of Photography LeRoy Stone Editor Frank Bracht Editor David Buttolph Original Music Composer Frank Butler Screenplay W.R. Burnett Screenplay W.R. Burnett Story Joseph Sistrom Producer
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