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Wake Island 1942

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 87 min

genre: action

theme: war

director: John Farrow

Score: 4 / 10

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. 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.

Plot

A map is shown with a voiceover giving a brief history of the United States military on Wake Island to November 1941. U.S. Marine Corps Major Geoffrey Caton departs Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii aboard the Pan American Clipper to take over command on Wake Island. A military contractor, Mr. McClosky, is also going there. The two clash during the flight.

Awards

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Cast

More details

author	Frank Butler W. R. Burnett
award	National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
contentLocation	Insular Oceania
director	John Farrow
editor	Frank Bracht LeRoy Stone
events	aviation Pacific War World War II
genre	action drama
keywords	abandon aerial reconnaissance air attack air raid air raids airstrike attack on pearl harbor begin bomb bomb shelter caliber camouflage end hawaii heavy cruiser honolulu killed in action land marine corps maritime patrol aircraft naval base pan american clipper parachute patrol plane pearl harbor reconnaissance run their way trench u.s. marine corps u.s. navy u.s. navy department united states armed forces united states department of the navy united states marine corps united states military united states navy wake island wound
musicBy	David Buttolph
nomination	Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
producer	Joseph Sistrom
productionCompany	Paramount Pictures
publisher	Paramount Pictures
recordedAt	California San Diego
theme	propaganda war