Wake Island poster

Wake Island (1942)

MMR 3.5/5
Action Drama War
Review Published 04-07-2026

Overview

3.5/5
Summary
In November 1941, Major Caton takes command of the small Marine garrison on Wake Island. His tendency toward spit and polish upsets the men's tropical lassitude, but Pearl Harbor changes everything. Soon the island is attacked and the Marines pull together day by day; but how long can they hold out?
Year
1942
Released
11-08-1942
Runtime
88 min
MPAA Rating
Approved
IMDb
6.6
Metascore
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Genres
Director
John Farrow
Writers
Frank Butler Lawrence Hazard W.R. Burnett
Cast
Albert Dekker Barbara Britton Bill Goodwin Brian Donlevy Damian O'Flynn Don Castle Frank Albertson Hillary Brooke Hugh Beaumont James Brown Joyce Arleen Macdonald Carey Mikhail Rasumny Robert Carson Robert Preston Rod Cameron Walter Abel William Bendix
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