The Story of Dr. Wassell

The Story of Dr. Wassell

140 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure, Romance, War | July 4, 1944

As the Japanese sweep through the East Indies during World War II, Dr. Wassell is determined to escape from Java with some crewmen of the cruiser Marblehead. Based on a true story of how Dr. Wassell saved a dozen or so wounded sailors who were left behind when able bodied men were evacuated to Australia.

The Story of Dr. Wassell

140 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure, Romance, War | July 4, 1944

The Story of Dr. Wassell
As the Japanese sweep through the East Indies during World War II, Dr. Wassell is determined to escape from Java with some crewmen of the cruiser Marblehead. Based on a true story of how Dr. Wassell saved a dozen or so wounded sailors who were left behind when able bodied men were evacuated to Australia.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Paramount
Original title The Story of Dr. Wassell
Directors Cecil B. DeMille
Writers Corydon M. Wassell, James Hilton, Alan Le May, Charles Bennett

Cast

Gary Cooper

as Dr. Corydon M. Wassell

Laraine Day

as Madeleine

Signe Hasso

as Bettina

Dennis O'Keefe

as Benjamin 'Hoppy' Hopkins

Carol Thurston

as Tremartini (Three Martini)

Carl Esmond

as Lt. Dirk Van Daal

Paul Kelly

as Murdock

Elliott Reid

as William 'Andy' Anderson

Laurette Luez

as Pretty Javanese Girl

Stanley Ridges

as Cmdr. William B. 'Bill' Goggins

Renny McEvoy

as Johnny Leeweather

Oliver Thorndike

as Alabam

Philip Ahn

as Ping

Barbara Britton

as Ruth

William Severn

as Little English Boy (uncredited)

Richard Loo

as Chinese Doctor on Train (uncredited)

Douglas Fowley

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Ann Doran

as Praying Woman (uncredited)

Yvonne De Carlo

as Native Girl (uncredited)

Cecil B. DeMille

as Voice of Narrator (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

as Missionary (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee

as 'Janssen' Passenger (uncredited)

Gavin Muir

as Dutch Military Messenger (uncredited)

Jack Norton

as 'Janssen' Passenger (uncredited)

Philip Van Zandt

as Dutch Gunner (uncredited)

Amzie Strickland

as Native Woman (uncredited)