Wake Island (1942)

5.9/10 87 min War Action Drama

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.

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

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

Hugh Beaumont

Captain (uncredited)

Barbara Britton

Sally Cameron (uncredited)

Hillary Brooke

Girl at the Inn (uncredited)

James Brown

Wounded Marine (uncredited)

Don Castle

Pvt. Cunkle (uncredited)

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