
The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
War, Adventure, Drama, Action, Romance
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
The Cast

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)
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