Wake Island (1942) |
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| Director(s) | John Farrow |
| Producer(s) | Joseph Sistrom |
| Top Genres | Drama, War |
| Top Topics | True Story (based on), World War II |
Featured Cast of Wake Island See More »
Brian Donlevy(as Maj. Geoffrey Caton)
Wake Island
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1942
Wake Island
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Brian Donlevy
(as Maj. Geoffrey Caton)
Macdonald Carey(as Lt. Bruce Cameron)
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Wake Island
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Macdonald Carey
(as Lt. Bruce Cameron)
Robert Preston(as Pvt. Joe Doyle)
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1942
Wake Island
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Robert Preston
(as Pvt. Joe Doyle)
William Bendix(as Pvt. Aloysius K. 'Smacksie' Randall)
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Wake Island
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William Bendix
(as Pvt. Aloysius K. 'Smac...)
Albert Dekker(as Shad McClosky)
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Wake Island
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1942
Albert Dekker
(as Shad McClosky)
Walter Abel(as Cmdr. Roberts)
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1942
Wake Island
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Walter Abel
(as Cmdr. Roberts)
Mikhail Rasumny(as Ivan Probenzky)
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Wake Island
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1942
Mikhail Rasumny
(as Ivan Probenzky)
Rod Cameron(as Capt. Pete Lewis)
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Wake Island
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1942
Rod Cameron
(as Capt. Pete Lewis)
Wake Island Overview:
Wake Island (1942) was a War - Drama Film directed by John Farrow and produced by Joseph Sistrom.
Academy Awards 1942 --- Ceremony Number 15 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Supporting Actor | William Bendix | Nominated |
| Best Director | John Farrow | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Paramount | Nominated |
| Best Writing | W. R. Burnett, Frank Butler | Nominated |
Wake Island BlogHub Articles:
Wake Island (1942)
Wake Island Directed by John Farrow Written by W. R. Burnett and Frank Butler 1942/USA Paramount Pictures First viewing/Universal Studios DVD Why, if Wake Island is the first “action” WWII movie, does it feel like such a cliche? Maybe this is where these cliches started? The film ... Read full article
Wake Island
You know, I enjoy a good old American war film as much as the next guy, but Wake Island does a horrible service to the Alamo of the Pacific. Today, it just isn’t relevant. Between it’s style of comedy and chronic battle scenes it’s likely to just annoy a 21st century audienc... Read full article
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Wake Island Quotes:
Pvt. Aloysius K. 'Smacksie' Randall:
[Dressed in civilian clothes] World, her I cpme!
Maj. Geoffrey Caton:
Boys, the honeymoon's over. From now on you're marines.
Pvt. Aloysius K. 'Smacksie' Randall:
The dumber those guys get, the more stripes you get.
Pvt. Joe Doyle: You oughta look like a zebra.
See More Quotes from Wake IslandPvt. Joe Doyle: You oughta look like a zebra.
Wake Island Facts
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The film shows the death of the naval commander due to battle wounds with the defense being commanded by marine officers but the factual real life scenario was that Commander Winfield S. Cunningham survived the battle and the war.
In a "History Channel" special called "Wake Island: The Alamo of the Pacific", the survivors of the conflict called this movie one of the greatest works of fiction ever produced by Hollywood, especially because the movie portrays that there were no survivors.
Paramount began work on this movie before the real life battle for Wake Island was over.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie onOctober 26, 1942 with Brian Donlevy and Robert Preston reprising their film roles.
The end of the movie shows the soldiers fighting to the bitter end but in real life the soldiers surrendered after surviving the first wave of the Japanese attack.