The Story of Dr. Wassell
Flaming Action from the Jungles of Java to China and the Seven Seas!
1944 | 140m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Cecil B. DeMille |
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| Writer: | Charles Bennett, James Hilton, Alan Le May, Corydon M. Wassell |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 04, 1944 |
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| Director: | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Writer: | Charles Bennett, James Hilton, Alan Le May, Corydon M. Wassell |
| Genres: | Adventure, Action, Drama, Romance, War |
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| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gary Cooper | Dr. Corydon M. Wassell |
| Laraine Day | Madeleine |
| Signe Hasso | Bettina |
| Dennis O'Keefe | Benjamin 'Hoppy' Hopkins |
| Carol Thurston | Tremartini (Three Martini) |
| Carl Esmond | Lt. Dirk Van Daal |
| Paul Kelly | Murdock |
| Elliott Reid | William 'Andy' Anderson |
| Laurette Luez | Pretty Javanese Girl |
| Stanley Ridges | Cmdr. William B. 'Bill' Goggins |
| Renny McEvoy | Johnny Leeweather |
| Oliver Thorndike | Alabam |
| Philip Ahn | Ping |
| Barbara Britton | Ruth |
| William Severn | Little English Boy (uncredited) |
| Richard Loo | Chinese Doctor on Train (uncredited) |
| Douglas Fowley | Bit Part (uncredited) |
| Ann Doran | Praying Woman (uncredited) |
| Yvonne De Carlo | Native Girl (uncredited) |
| Cecil B. DeMille | Voice of Narrator (uncredited) |
| Irving Bacon | Missionary (uncredited) |
| Milton Kibbee | 'Janssen' Passenger (uncredited) |
| Gavin Muir | Dutch Military Messenger (uncredited) |
| Jack Norton | 'Janssen' Passenger (uncredited) |
| Philip Van Zandt | Dutch Gunner (uncredited) |
| Amzie Strickland | Native Woman (uncredited) |
| George Macready | Dutch Army Captain (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Cecil B. DeMille | Director |
| Anne Bauchens | Editor |
| Charles Bennett | Screenplay |
| James Hilton | Story |
| Victor Young | Original Music Composer |
| William E. Snyder | Director of Photography |
| Alan Le May | Screenplay |
| Corydon M. Wassell | Story |
| Victor Milner | Director of Photography |
| Roland Anderson | Art Direction |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| George Sawley | Set Decoration |
| Natalie Visart | Costume Design |
| George Dutton | Special Sound Effects |
| Glen E. Richardson | Still Photographer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Cecil B. DeMille | Producer |
| Buddy G. DeSylva | Executive Producer |
| Sidney Biddell | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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