Wake Island

Wake Island

87 mins | Drama, Action, War | Aug. 11, 1942

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.

Wake Island

87 mins | Drama, Action, War | Aug. 11, 1942

Wake Island
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Paramount
Original title Wake Island
Directors John Farrow
Writers Frank Butler, W.R. Burnett

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

Mikhail Rasumny

as Ivan Probenzky

Rod Cameron

as Capt. Pete Lewis

Bill Goodwin

as Sgt. Higbee / Narrator (voice)

Damian O'Flynn

as Capt. Bill Patrick

Frank Albertson

as Johnny Rudd

Joyce Arleen

as Cynthia Caton (uncredited)

Hugh Beaumont

as Captain (uncredited)

Barbara Britton

as Sally Cameron (uncredited)

Hillary Brooke

as Girl at the Inn (uncredited)

James Brown

as Wounded Marine (uncredited)

Robert Carson

as Marine (uncredited)

Don Castle

as Pvt. Cunkle (uncredited)

Luke Chan

as Japanese Admiral (uncredited)

Spencer Chan

as Japanese Captain (uncredited)

Jack Chapin

as Squeaky Simpkins (uncredited)

Dane Clark

as Sparks (uncredited)

Russ Clark

as Sergeant Major (uncredited)

Max Cole

as Marine Pilot (uncredited)

Angelo Cruz

as Rodrigo (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

as Marine in Trench (uncredited)

Edward Earle

as Commander (uncredited)