WarActionDrama
Wake Island
“Leathernecks... writing another glorious chapter of purposeful courage in America's history!”
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.
Directed by John Farrow, Buddy G. DeSylva
59
User score
28 votes
Status
Released
Released
August 11, 1942
Runtime
1h 27m
Language
Japanese, English
Top 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
Joyce Arleen
Cynthia Caton (uncredited)
Hugh Beaumont
Captain (uncredited)
Barbara Britton
Sally Cameron (uncredited)
Hillary Brooke
Girl at the Inn (uncredited)
James Brown
Wounded Marine (uncredited)
Robert Carson
Marine (uncredited)
Don Castle
Pvt. Cunkle (uncredited)
Luke Chan
Japanese Admiral (uncredited)
Spencer Chan
Japanese Captain (uncredited)
