Wake Island
“Leathernecks... writing another glorious chapter of purposeful courage in America's history!”
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.
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Cast
64 people
Brian Donlevy
Maj. Geoffrey Caton
Known for
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Macdonald Carey
Lt. Bruce Cameron
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Robert Preston
Pvt. Joe Doyle
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William Bendix
Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
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Albert Dekker
Shad McClosky
Known for
Kiss Me Deadly
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Walter Abel
Cmdr. Roberts
Known for
Fury
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Mikhail Rasumny
Ivan Probenzky
Known for
For Whom the Bell Tolls
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Rod Cameron
Capt. Pete Lewis
Known for
Thunder at the Border
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Bill Goodwin
Sgt. Higbee / Narrator (voice)
Known for
Spellbound
Damian O'Flynn
Capt. Bill Patrick
Known for
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Frank Albertson
Johnny Rudd
Known for
Psycho
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Joyce Arleen
Cynthia Caton (uncredited)
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John Farrow Director · W.R. Burnett Screenplay Frank Butler Screenplay
Worldwide gross $3.5M · Budget $826K · United States release August 11, 1942
Box office
Budget
$826,000
Worldwide gross
$3,500,000
Gross vs. budget
4.2×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
United States · August 11, 1942
Theatrical
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