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Wake Island is a 1942 American action drama war film directed by John Farrow, written by W. R. Burnett and Frank Butler, and starring Brian Donlevy, Robert Preston, Macdonald Carey, Albert Dekker, Barbara Britton, and William Bendix.
Wake Island: Directed by John Farrow. With Brian Donlevy, Macdonald Carey, Robert Preston, William Bendix. December, 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.
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- Action, Drama, War
- John Farrow
- 1942-08-11
Wake Island Trailer 1942Director: John FarrowStarring: Brian Donlevy, Robert Preston, William Bendix, MacDonald Carey, Albert Dekker, Barbara BrittonOfficial...
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In the weeks before the Pearl Harbor attack, the Marines stationed on Wake Island have grown accustomed to a leisurely attitude.
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- Brian Donlevy
- John Farrow
- War
Wake Island was the first WWII movie to be based on an actual battle - one which America lost. Wake Island was being used by the U.S. as a refueling station, and after being bombed, Japanese battleships and Marines soon arrived.
Wake Island is a 1942 American action drama war film written by W. R. Burnett and Frank Butler, and directed by John Farrow. The film tells the story of the United States military garrison on Wake Island and the onslaught by the Japanese following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Jul 27, 2022 · Wake Island is a 1942 American action drama war film directed by John Farrow, written by W. R. Burnett and Frank Butler, and starring Brian Donlevy, Robert Preston,...
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