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?
| Release Date: | Aug 1942 |
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| Genre: | Drama / War |
| Awards: | Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 1 win |
| Cast: | Brian Donlevy (Maj. Geoffrey Caton), Macdonald Carey (Lt. Bruce Cameron), Robert Preston (Pvt. Joe Doyle), William Bendix (Pvt. Aloysius K. 'Smacksie'...), Albert Dekker (Shad McClosky), Walter Abel (Cmdr. Roberts), Mikhail Rasumny (Ivan Probenzky), Rod Cameron (Capt. Pete Lewis), Bill Goodwin (Sgt. Higbee), Damian O'Flynn (Capt. Bill Patrick), Frank Albertson (Johnny Rudd), Barbara Britton (Sally Cameron), Phillip Terry (Pvt. 'Cookie' Warren), Don Castle (Pvt. Cunkle), Holly Bane (First Lieutenant (uncredited)), Hugh Beaumont (Captain (uncredited)), Hillary Brooke (Girl at the inn (uncredited)), James Brown (Wounded Marine First Lieutenant...), Robert Carson (Marine Spotting Reconnaissance Plane...), Luke Chan (Japanese Admiral (uncredited)), Spencer Chan (Japanese Captain (uncredited)), Jack Chapin (Squeaky Simpkins (uncredited)), Dane Clark ('Sparks' (radioman #1)...), Russ Clark (Sergeant Major (uncredited)), Max Cole (Marine Pilot (uncredited)), Angelo Cruz (Rodrigo (uncredited)), Lester Dorr (Marine in trench (uncredited)), Edward Earle (Commander (uncredited)), Frank Faylen (Marine finding Skipper's litter...), Mary Field (Miss Pringle, Woman with Cynthia...), Charles Flynn (Marine Pilot (uncredited)), William Forrest (Maj. Johnson (uncredited)), Paul Fung (Japanese Pilot (uncredited)), Edmund Glover (Gun Captain (uncredited)), Fred Graham (First Civilian (uncredited)), Alan Hale Jr. (Sight setter (uncredited)), Earle 'Tex' Harris (Tex Hannigan (Command Post...), Sam Hayes (Radio reporter (uncredited)), Mitchell Ingraham (Admiral (uncredited)), Jerry Jerome (Private / First Lookout (uncredited)), Marvin Jones (Tommy (uncredited)), Pete G. Katchenaro (Japanese Officer (uncredited)), Mike Lally (Marine Captain (uncredited)), Tommy Lee (Japanese Pilot (uncredited)), James B. Leong (Secretary to Japanese Envoy (uncredited)), Richard Loo (Mr. Saburo Kurusu (uncredited)), George Magrill (Second Civilian (uncredited)), Patti McCarty (Girl at the inn (uncredited)), Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart (Talker (uncredited)), Ivan Miller (Colonel (uncredited)), James Millican (Radio Operator (uncredited)), Dick Morris (Mechanic (uncredited)), Jack Mulhall (Dr. Parkman (uncredited)), Anthony Nace (Capt. Gordon (Clipper pilot)...), Joey Ray (Marine (uncredited)), Keith Richards ('Sparks' Wilcox (radioman...), Willard Robertson (Col. Cameron (uncredited)), Rudy Robles (Triunfo (uncredited)), Jack Shea (Marine in chow line (uncredited)), John Sheehan (Pete Hogan (uncredited)), Mary Thomas (Cynthia Caton (uncredited)), Charles Trowbridge (George Nielson (uncredited)), Philip Van Zandt (Cpl. Gus Goebbels (uncredited)), Billy Wilkerson (Marine Lieutenant (uncredited)), Bruce Wong (Japanese Captain (uncredited)), Frank Wong (Japanese Pilot (uncredited)), Victor Wong (Japanese Commander (uncredited)) |