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Wake Island (1942)

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Género : Acción, Drama, Bélica

Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 27M

Director : John Farrow
Escritor : W.R. Burnett, Frank Butler

Sinopsis

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.

Actores

Brian Donlevy
Brian Donlevy
Maj. Geoffrey Caton
Macdonald Carey
Macdonald Carey
Lt. Bruce Cameron
Robert Preston
Robert Preston
Pvt. Joe Doyle
William Bendix
William Bendix
Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
Albert Dekker
Albert Dekker
Shad McClosky
Walter Abel
Walter Abel
Cmdr. Roberts
Mikhail Rasumny
Mikhail Rasumny
Ivan Probenzky
Rod Cameron
Rod Cameron
Capt. Pete Lewis
Bill Goodwin
Bill Goodwin
Sgt. Higbee / Narrator (voice)
Damian O'Flynn
Damian O'Flynn
Capt. Bill Patrick
Frank Albertson
Frank Albertson
Johnny Rudd
Joyce Arleen
Joyce Arleen
Cynthia Caton (uncredited)
Hugh Beaumont
Hugh Beaumont
Captain (uncredited)
Barbara Britton
Barbara Britton
Sally Cameron (uncredited)
Hillary Brooke
Hillary Brooke
Girl at the Inn (uncredited)
James Brown
James Brown
Wounded Marine (uncredited)
Robert Carson
Robert Carson
Marine (uncredited)
Don Castle
Don Castle
Pvt. Cunkle (uncredited)
Luke Chan
Luke Chan
Japanese Admiral (uncredited)
Spencer Chan
Spencer Chan
Japanese Captain (uncredited)
Jack Chapin
Jack Chapin
Squeaky Simpkins (uncredited)
Dane Clark
Dane Clark
Sparks (uncredited)
Russ Clark
Russ Clark
Sergeant Major (uncredited)
Max Cole
Max Cole
Marine Pilot (uncredited)
Angelo Cruz
Angelo Cruz
Rodrigo (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Lester Dorr
Marine in Trench (uncredited)
Edward Earle
Edward Earle
Commander (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
Frank Faylen
Mary Field
Mary Field
Charles Flynn
Charles Flynn
William Forrest
William Forrest
Paul Fung
Paul Fung
Edmund Glover
Edmund Glover
Fred Graham
Fred Graham
Alan Hale Jr.
Alan Hale Jr.
Sam Hayes
Sam Hayes
Mitchell Ingraham
Mitchell Ingraham
Jerry Jerome
Jerry Jerome
Marvin Jones
Marvin Jones
Pete G. Katchenaro
Pete G. Katchenaro
Mike Lally
Mike Lally
Tommy Lee
Tommy Lee
James B. Leong
James B. Leong
Richard Loo
Richard Loo
George Magrill
George Magrill
Patti McCarty
Patti McCarty
Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart
Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart
Ivan Miller
Ivan Miller
James Millican
James Millican
Jack Mulhall
Jack Mulhall
Anthony Nace
Anthony Nace
Mike Ragan
Mike Ragan
Joey Ray
Joey Ray
Keith Richards
Keith Richards
Willard Robertson
Willard Robertson
Rudy Robles
Rudy Robles
Jack Shea
Jack Shea
John Sheehan
John Sheehan
Phillip Terry
Phillip Terry
Charles Trowbridge
Charles Trowbridge
Philip Van Zandt
Philip Van Zandt
Billy Wilkerson
Billy Wilkerson
Bruce Wong
Bruce Wong
Victor Wong
Victor Wong

Tripulaciones

John Farrow
John Farrow
Director
Warren Hoag
Warren Hoag
Electrician
Mike Semenario
Mike Semenario
Grip
William C. Mellor
William C. Mellor
Director of Photography
Theodor Sparkuhl
Theodor Sparkuhl
Director of Photography
Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Frank Bracht
Frank Bracht
Editor
LeRoy Stone
LeRoy Stone
Editor
Bertram C. Granger
Bertram C. Granger
Set Decoration
W.R. Burnett
W.R. Burnett
Screenplay
Frank Butler
Frank Butler
Screenplay
Sloan Nibley
Sloan Nibley
Additional Writing
Lawrence Hazard
Lawrence Hazard
Additional Writing
Joseph Sistrom
Joseph Sistrom
Producer
Buddy G. DeSylva
Buddy G. DeSylva
Executive Producer
David Buttolph
David Buttolph
Original Music Composer
A. Earl Hedrick
A. Earl Hedrick
Art Direction
W.R. Burnett
W.R. Burnett
Story
Wally Westmore
Wally Westmore
Makeup Artist
Robert Ewing
Robert Ewing
Makeup Artist
Ed Ralph
Ed Ralph
Assistant Production Manager

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