The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
3.5 of 5 from 50 ratings
2h 20min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- This film presents a dramatization of the wartime heroics of naval doctor Corydon M. Wassell (Gary Cooper) who is stationed in the East Indies during a Japanese attack on the USS Marblehead. After the less seriously wounded soldiers are evacuated to Australia, Wassell stays in Java to save those left behind. As the Japanese advance, he risks his life and defies orders in an attempt to rescue as many as possible. His actions are later recognized in a radio address given by President Roosevelt.
- Actors:
- Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Signe Hasso, Dennis O'Keefe, Carol Thurston, Carl Esmond, Paul Kelly, Elliott Reid, Stanley Ridges, Renny McEvoy, Oliver Thorndike, Philip Ahn, Barbara Britton, Richard Aherne, Eric Alden, Joel Allen, Louis V. Arco, Irving Bacon, Griff Barnett, Edith Barrett
- Directors:
- Cecil B. DeMille
- Narrated By:
- Cecil B. DeMille
- Writers:
- Alan Le May, Charles Bennett
- Others:
- George Dutton, Farciot Edouart, Gordon Jennings
- Aka:
- Cecil B. DeMille's The Story of Dr. Wassell
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Romance
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