Gary Cooper
Dr. Corydon M. Wassell
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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.
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- 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.
A Navy doctor fights to help wounded sailors escape the Japanese during World War II.
- Cecil B. Demille
- Gary Cooper
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Sep 24, 2019 · This film presents a dramatization of the wartime heroics of naval doctor Corydon M. Wassell, who is stationed in the East Indies during a Japanese attack on the USS Marblehead. After the less seriously wounded soldiers are evacuated to Australia, Wassell stays in Java to save those left behind.
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...
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- Cecil B. Demille
- Biography
- Gary Cooper
Corydon M. Wassell. Story. 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.
The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
