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Wake Island (1942)
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11 August 1942 (USA)
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Tougher than Leather . . . Harder to Kill! Daring Americans Fighting Against All Odds! more
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December, 1941. With no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines try to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for 4 Oscars.
Another 1 win
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Brian Donlevy | ... | Maj. Geoffrey Caton |
 | Macdonald Carey | ... | Lt. Bruce Cameron |
| Robert Preston | ... | Pvt. Joe Doyle |
| William Bendix | ... | Pvt. Aloysius K. 'Smacksie' Randall |
| 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 |
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87 min
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Paramount began work on this movie before the real life battle for Wake Island was over.
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Continuity: In a shot of the Japanese ships just before the Marines open fire, a patrol boat can be seen already on fire.
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Referenced in Pulp Fiction (1994)
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"Wake Island" is one of those movies that cannot be dismissed as mere World War Two propaganda. The fact is that the battle for Wake Island actually happened, which is what this movie is about. Okay, some of the characterizations are pure Hollywood and the conflict between the military and civilian personnel is contrived, yet what is NOT contrived is the event itself. A small detachment of Marines and civilian contractors did hold the Japanese at bay for about two weeks and did this knowing that they were on their own and that there would be no reinforcements. So let's give credit where credit is due, and take the time to watch this movie. The men on Wake Island were heroes and this movie does them credit.