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Wake Island ()

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December, 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.
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  • Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations.
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Maj. Geoffrey Caton
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Lt. Bruce Cameron
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Pvt. Joe Doyle
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Pvt. Aloysius K. 'Smacksie' Randall
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Shad McClosky
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Cmdr. Roberts
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Ivan Probenzky
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Capt. Pete Lewis
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Sgt. Higbee / Narrator
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Capt. Bill Patrick
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Johnny Rudd
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joyce Arleen ...
Cynthia Caton (uncredited)
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Captain (uncredited)
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Sally Cameron (uncredited)
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Girl at the Inn (uncredited)
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Wounded Marine First Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Marine Spotting Reconnaissance Plane (uncredited)
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Pvt. Cunkle (uncredited)
Luke Chan ...
Japanese Admiral (uncredited)
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Japanese Captain (uncredited)
Jack Chapin ...
Squeaky Simpkins (uncredited)
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'Sparks' (radioman #1) (uncredited)
Russ Clark ...
Sergeant Major (uncredited)
Max Cole ...
Marine Pilot (uncredited)
Angelo Cruz ...
Rodrigo (uncredited)
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Marine in Trench (uncredited)
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Commander (uncredited)
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Marine Finding Skipper's Litter (uncredited)
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Miss Pringle, Woman with Cynthia (uncredited)
Charles Flynn ...
Marine Pilot (uncredited)
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Maj. Johnson (uncredited)
Paul Fung ...
Japanese Pilot (uncredited)
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Gun Captain (uncredited)
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First Civilian (uncredited)
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Sight Setter (uncredited)
Earle 'Tex' Harris ...
Tex Hannigan (uncredited)
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Radio Reporter (uncredited)
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Admiral (uncredited)
Jerry Jerome ...
Private / First Lookout (uncredited)
Marvin Jones ...
Tommy (uncredited)
Pete G. Katchenaro ...
Japanese Officer (uncredited)
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Marine Captain (uncredited)
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Japanese Pilot (uncredited)
James B. Leong ...
Secretary to Japanese Envoy (uncredited)
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Mr. Saburo Kurusu (uncredited)
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Second Civilian (uncredited)
Patti McCarty ...
Girl at the Inn (uncredited)
Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart ...
Talker (uncredited)
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Colonel (uncredited)
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Radio Operator (uncredited)
Dick Morris ...
Mechanic (uncredited)
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Dr. Parkman (uncredited)
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Capt. Gordon (uncredited)
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First Lieutenant (uncredited)
Joey Ray ...
Marine (uncredited)
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Sparks Wilcox (uncredited)
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Col. Cameron (uncredited)
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Triunfo (uncredited)
Jack Shea ...
Marine in Chow Line (uncredited)
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Pete Hogan (uncredited)
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Pvt. 'Cookie' Warren (uncredited)
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George Nielson (uncredited)
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Cpl. Gus Goebbels (uncredited)
Billy Wilkerson ...
Marine Lieutenant (uncredited)
Bruce Wong ...
Japanese Captain (uncredited)
Frank Wong ...
Japanese Pilot (uncredited)
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Japanese Commander (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Farrow

Written by

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W.R. Burnett ... (screenplay) and
Frank Butler ... (screenplay)
 
W.R. Burnett ... (story) (uncredited)
 
Lawrence Hazard ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)
 
Sloan Nibley ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Buddy G. DeSylva ... executive producer (uncredited)
Joseph Sistrom ... producer (uncredited)

Music by

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David Buttolph

Cinematography by

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William C. Mellor ... director of photography
Theodor Sparkuhl ... director of photography

Editing by

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Frank Bracht
LeRoy Stone

Art Direction by

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Hans Dreier
A. Earl Hedrick ... (as Earl Hedrick)

Set Decoration by

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Bertram C. Granger ... (as Bertram Granger)

Makeup Department

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Wally Westmore ... makeup artist
Robert Ewing ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Ed Ralph ... assistant production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Hal Walker ... second unit director
Harry Caplan ... assistant director (uncredited)
Harve Foster ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Vernon Bane ... props (uncredited)
Charles Baqueta ... carpenter foreman (uncredited)
John L. Bennett ... prop shop (uncredited)
Albert F. Burks ... prop shop (uncredited)
Don Ceder ... nursery (uncredited)
Sam Comer ... supervising set decorator (uncredited)
Glen Daniels ... props (uncredited)
M. Green ... nursery (uncredited)
James W. Hoffman ... prop shop (uncredited)
Wesley Jones ... nursery (uncredited)
Roy Kreuger ... props (uncredited)
Edward S. Lamber ... prop shop (uncredited)
Jim Laston ... laborer (uncredited)
Frank Lindsay Jr. ... props (uncredited)
C. Lupton ... laborer (uncredited)
John Meehan ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Michael D. Moore ... props (uncredited)
R. Recabaren ... laborer (uncredited)
C. Sharer ... nursery (uncredited)
Fred Shockey ... painter (uncredited)
Oliver C. Stratton ... props (uncredited)
S. Walton ... laborer (uncredited)
Henry T.R. Webb ... prop shop (uncredited)

Sound Department

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John Cope ... sound recordist
Philip Wisdom ... sound recordist
Arnold Braun ... sound mixer (uncredited)
A.D. Cook ... stage engineer (uncredited)
George Hamer ... p.a. operator (uncredited)
Cliff Hartley ... sound grip (uncredited)
A.M. Morrison ... stage engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Barney Wolff ... special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Farciot Edouart ... process photography
Gordon Jennings ... special photographic effects
W. Wallace Kelley ... transparency camera (uncredited)

Stunts

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Tom Blake ... stunt performer (uncredited)
Fred Graham ... stunts (uncredited)
Duke Green ... stunts (uncredited)
Allen Pomeroy ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Elmer Dyer ... aerial photographer
Harry Hallenberger ... photographer: second unit
W. Wallace Kelley ... aerial photographer (as Wallace Kelley)
William Austin ... head grip (uncredited)
George Belisario ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Mel Bledsoe ... grip (uncredited)
Adolph Bricker ... grip (uncredited)
O.S. Bryhn ... camera mechanic (uncredited)
Tom DeLoyd ... grip (uncredited)
Jack Francis ... grip (uncredited)
Paul Harris ... grip (uncredited)
E. Hazel ... grip (uncredited)
Warren Hoag ... electrician (uncredited)
Alan Jones ... camera operator (uncredited)
Donald Biddle Keyes ... still photographer (uncredited)
James Knott ... camera operator (uncredited)
George Lancaster ... clapstick operator (uncredited)
Gene Liggett ... loader (uncredited)
Lionel Lindon ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Ed Manriquez ... grip (uncredited)
Harry Merland ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Ted Powell ... grip (uncredited)
Byron Seawright ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Mike Semenario ... grip (uncredited)
Edward Soderberg ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Bill Stricker ... grip (uncredited)
Lothrop B. Worth ... assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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John Morris Foster ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Pat Williams ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Location Management

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L.R. Davidson ... location auditor (uncredited)

Music Department

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Herman Hand ... orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Edward B. Powell ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Conrad Salinger ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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George McNulty ... script clerk (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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L.D. McKnight ... driver (uncredited)
Charles W. Robbins ... driver (uncredited)
Ralph Shenk ... driver (uncredited)
H.F. Woodward ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Robert L. Denig ... director of public relations (as Brig. Gen. Robert L. Denig USMC)
W.G. Farrell ... liaison officer (as Lieutenant Colonel W.G. Farrell USMC)
John Hart ... squadron commander (as Lieutenant Colonel John Hart USMC)
Thomas Holcomb ... commandant (as Lieutenant General Thomas Holcomb USMC)
Francis E. Pierce ... technical director (as Lieutenant Colonel Francis E. Pierce USMC)
Nicholas Presecans ... special weapons detail (as Captain Nicholas Presecans USMC)
Ross E. Rowell ... supervising officer (as Major General Ross E. Rowell USMC)
Charles Earl Cantor ... timekeeper (uncredited)
Tom Coleman ... stand-in (uncredited)
John O. Eiler ... physician (uncredited)
Byron Fitzpatrick ... stand-in (uncredited)
Robert M. Gillham ... general press representative (uncredited)
Horace Griffin ... stand-in (uncredited)
Ed Herring ... contact man (uncredited)
Clyde McCloud ... stand-in (uncredited)
Edwin McQuoid ... projectionist (uncredited)
Maurice Nelson ... coordinator (uncredited)
Howard Pack ... dog handler (uncredited)
Floyd Simonton ... publicist (uncredited)
Nicholas Vehr ... stand-in (uncredited)
Bill Wallace ... contact man (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

In November 1941, Major Caton takes command of the small Marine garrison on Wake Island. His tendency toward spit and polish upsets the men's tropical lassitude, but Pearl Harbor changes everything. Soon the island is attacked and the Marines pull together day by day; but how long can they hold out? Written by Rod Crawford

Plot Keywords
Taglines Tougher than Leather . . . Harder to Kill! Daring Americans Fighting Against All Odds! See more »
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Also Known As
  • La sentinelle du Pacifique (France)
  • La isla de la venganza (Spain)
  • Έπεσαν μέχρι ενός (Greece)
  • La isla de la gloria (Venezuela)
  • Остров Уэйк (Soviet Union, Russian title)
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Runtime
  • 88 min
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Budget $826,061 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Paramount began work on this movie before the real-life battle for Wake Island was over. See more »
Goofs During the aerial battle at around 38 minutes one of the island defenders is shown shooting down a biplane. Biplanes would have been fazed out as tactical weapons long before the war began. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Paramount Victory Short No. T2-3: The Price of Victory (1942). See more »
Soundtracks Marine Hymn See more »
Quotes Pvt. Aloysius K. 'Smacksie' Randall: Boys, the honeymoon's over. From now on you're marines.
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