The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)

The Story of Dr. Wassell Poster

2h 20min | Action, Drama | Jul 4, 1944 | Released

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.

Director: Cecil B. DeMille

Producer: Cecil B. DeMille

Writer(s): Charles Bennett Alan Le May

Story: James Hilton Corydon M. Wassell

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Cast (20 Members)

Cmdr. William B. 'Bill' Goggins

Praying Woman (uncredited)

Dr. Corydon M. Wassell

Cecil B. DeMille

Voice of Narrator (uncredited)

Chinese Doctor on Train (uncredited)

William 'Andy' Anderson

Bit Part (uncredited)

Yvonne De Carlo

Native Girl (uncredited)

Madeleine

Barbara Britton

Ruth

Murdock

Pretty Javanese Girl

Lt. Dirk Van Daal

Benjamin 'Hoppy' Hopkins

Bettina

Ping

Tremartini (Three Martini)

Johnny Leeweather

Little English Boy (uncredited)

Oliver Thorndike

Alabam

Stanley Ridges Cmdr. William B. 'Bill' Goggins

Ann Doran Praying Woman (uncredited)

Gary Cooper Dr. Corydon M. Wassell

Cecil B. DeMille Voice of Narrator (uncredited)

Richard Loo Chinese Doctor on Train (uncredited)

Elliott Reid William 'Andy' Anderson

Douglas Fowley Bit Part (uncredited)

Yvonne De Carlo Native Girl (uncredited)

Laraine Day Madeleine

Barbara Britton Ruth

Paul Kelly Murdock

Laurette Luez Pretty Javanese Girl

Carl Esmond Lt. Dirk Van Daal

Dennis O'Keefe Benjamin 'Hoppy' Hopkins

Signe Hasso Bettina

Philip Ahn Ping

Carol Thurston Tremartini (Three Martini)

Renny McEvoy Johnny Leeweather

William Severn Little English Boy (uncredited)

Oliver Thorndike Alabam

Crew (17 Members)

Charles Bennett

Screenplay

Art Direction

Cecil B. DeMille

Director

Buddy G. DeSylva

Executive Producer

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

Screenplay

Set Decoration

Story

William E. Snyder

Director of Photography

Roland Anderson

Art Direction

Editor

Associate Producer

Costume Design

Corydon M. Wassell

Story

Special Sound Effects

Glen E. Richardson

Still Photographer

Charles Bennett Screenplay

Hans Dreier Art Direction

Cecil B. DeMille Director

Buddy G. DeSylva Executive Producer

Victor Young Original Music Composer

Victor Milner Director of Photography

Alan Le May Screenplay

George Sawley Set Decoration

James Hilton Story

William E. Snyder Director of Photography

Roland Anderson Art Direction

Anne Bauchens Editor

Sidney Biddell Associate Producer

Natalie Visart Costume Design

Corydon M. Wassell Story

George Dutton Special Sound Effects

Glen E. Richardson Still Photographer

Age At Time Of Release

53

32

Charles Bennett

44

43

58

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