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Wake Island

5.919421h 27mNRMovieWarActionDrama

In late 1941, with no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.

DirectorJohn Farrow
WritersW.R. Burnett·Frank Butler
ProducersBuddy G. DeSylva·Joseph Sistrom

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Cast · Directed by John Farrow

BDBrian Donlevy
Brian Donlevy
Maj. Geoffrey Caton
MCMacdonald Carey
Macdonald Carey
Lt. Bruce Cameron
RPRobert Preston
Robert Preston
Pvt. Joe Doyle
WBWilliam Bendix
William Bendix
Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
ADAlbert Dekker
Albert Dekker
Shad McClosky
WAWalter Abel
Walter Abel
Cmdr. Roberts
MR
Mikhail Rasumny
Ivan Probenzky
RCRod Cameron
Rod Cameron
Capt. Pete Lewis
BGBill Goodwin
Bill Goodwin
Sgt. Higbee / Narrator (voice)
DODamian O'Flynn
Damian O'Flynn
Capt. Bill Patrick
FAFrank Albertson
Frank Albertson
Johnny Rudd
JA
Joyce Arleen
Cynthia Caton (uncredited)

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Wake Island hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around September 29, 1942. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.