Search results
People also ask
What is the story of Dr Wassell about?
Is the story of Dr Wassell based on a true story?
Is the story of Dr Wassell a good movie?
Wassell a true story?
The Story of Dr. Wassell: Directed by Cecil B. DeMille. With Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Signe Hasso, Dennis O'Keefe. When the U.S. forces withdraw from Java, ahead of the Japanese invasion, U.S. Navy doctor Corydon M. Wassell coordinates the remaining wounded servicemen and leads them to safety towards the last Allied evacuation points.
- (1.1K)
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Cecil B. DeMille
- 1944-07-04
The Story of Dr. Wassell is a 1944 American World War II film set in the Dutch East Indies, directed by Cecil B. DeMille, and starring Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Signe Hasso and Dennis O'Keefe. The film was based on a book of the same name by novelist and screenwriter James Hilton.
- Cecil B. DeMille
- Victor Young
- July 4, 1944 (US)
Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A Navy doctor fights to help wounded sailors escape the Japanese during World War II. Cast & Crew. Read More. Cecil B. Demille. Director. Gary Cooper. Dr. Corydon M. Wassell. Laraine Day. Madeline. Signe Hasso. Bettina. Dennis O'keefe.
- Cecil B. Demille
- Gary Cooper
This film presents a dramatization of the wartime heroics of naval doctor Corydon M. Wassell (Gary Cooper), who is stationed in the East Indies during a Japanese attack on the USS Marblehead....
- (6)
- Cecil B. Demille
- Biography
- Gary Cooper
Based on a true story of how Dr. Wassell saved a dozen or so injured sailors who were left behind when able bodied men were evacuated to Australia. Starring the great and always sympathetic Gary Cooper, along with Laraine Day, Signe Hasso and Dennis O'Keefe.
Summaries. When the U.S. forces withdraw from Java, ahead of the Japanese invasion, U.S. Navy doctor Corydon M. Wassell coordinates the remaining wounded servicemen and leads them to safety towards the last Allied evacuation points. As the Japanese sweep through the East Indies during World War II, Dr. Wassell is determined to escape from Java ...