The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
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.
- Released
- 1944-07-04
- Genres
- War, Adventure, Drama, Action, Romance
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Cecil B. DeMille, Alan Le May, Charles Bennett
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 from 25 votes
Cast
- Gary Cooper as Dr. Corydon M. Wassell
- Laraine Day as Madeleine
- Signe Hasso as Bettina
- Dennis O'Keefe as Benjamin 'Hoppy' Hopkins
- Carol Thurston as Tremartini (Three Martini)
- Carl Esmond as Lt. Dirk Van Daal
- Paul Kelly as Murdock
- Elliott Reid as William 'Andy' Anderson
- Laurette Luez as Pretty Javanese Girl
- Stanley Ridges as Cmdr. William B. 'Bill' Goggins
- Renny McEvoy as Johnny Leeweather
- Oliver Thorndike as Alabam
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