About the film
The Story of Dr. Wassell
Release Date: July 04, 1944
| Year | : | 1944 |
| Slogan | : | «Flaming Action from the Jungles of Java to China and the Seven Seas!» |
| Genres | : | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War |
| Production Companies | : | Paramount |
| Director | : | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Producers | : | Cecil B. DeMille, Buddy G. DeSylva, Sidney Biddell |
| Writers | : | Charles Bennett, Alan Le May, James Hilton, Corydon M. Wassell |
| RunTime | : | 140 mins. |
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.
Main Actors
Gary Cooper
Character : Dr. Corydon M. Wassell
Laraine Day
Character : Madeleine
Signe Hasso
Character : Bettina
Dennis O'Keefe
Character : Benjamin 'Hoppy' Hopkins
Carol Thurston
Character : Tremartini (Three Martini)
Carl Esmond
Character : Lt. Dirk Van Daal
Paul Kelly
Character : Murdock
Elliott Reid
Character : William 'Andy' Anderson
Laurette Luez
Character : Pretty Javanese Girl
Stanley Ridges
Character : Cmdr. William B. 'Bill' Goggins
Renny McEvoy
Character : Johnny Leeweather
Oliver Thorndike
Character : Alabam
Philip Ahn
Character : Ping
Barbara Britton
Character : Ruth
William Severn
Character : Little English Boy (uncredited)
Richard Loo
Character : Chinese Doctor on Train (uncredited)
Douglas Fowley
Character : Bit Part (uncredited)
Ann Doran
Character : Praying Woman (uncredited)
Yvonne De Carlo
Character : Native Girl (uncredited)
Cecil B. DeMille
Character : Voice of Narrator (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Character : Missionary (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Character : 'Janssen' Passenger (uncredited)
Gavin Muir
Character : Dutch Military Messenger (uncredited)
Jack Norton
Character : 'Janssen' Passenger (uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt
Character : Dutch Gunner (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland
Character : Native Woman (uncredited)
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