Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
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The genesis of The Story of Dr. Wassell is said to have been a story told by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to director Cecil B. DeMille. Gary Cooper stars as Corydon M. Wassell, a real-life country doctor from Arkansas who worked as a medical missionary in China in the years prior to WWII.… More The genesis of The Story of Dr. Wassell is said to have been a story told by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to director Cecil B. DeMille. Gary Cooper stars as Corydon M. Wassell, a real-life country doctor from Arkansas who worked as a medical missionary in China in the years prior to WWII. When America enters the war, Dr. Wassell joins the Navy and is shipped to Java. As the Japanese overtake the island, Wassell is placed in charge of the wounded evacuated marines. Ordered to leave the area immediately, the doctor disobeys his commands, staying behind to care for ten seriously wounded men from the USS Marblehead, even as Japanese bombs rain down upon his staff. With the help of other stranded allied troops, Wassell and his wounded make it to Australia, where despite his insubordination he is lauded as a hero. Not as much of a spectacular as earlier DeMille films, The Story of Dr. Wassell concentrates on personalities, with mixed results. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Cecil B. DeMille
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
- On DVD
- May 14, 1996
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Cast
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Gary Cooper
as Dr. Corydon M. Wassell
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Laraine Day
as Madeline
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Signe Hasso
as Bettina
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Dennis O'Keefe
as Hopkins (Hoppy)
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Carol Thurston
as Tremartini
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Carl Esmond
as Lt. Dirk Van Daal
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Paul Kelly
as Murdock
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Elliott Reid
as Anderson (Andy)
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Stanley Ridges
as Cmdr. William B. Goggins
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Renny McEvoy
as Joe Leinwerber
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Oliver Thorndike
as Alabam
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Barbara Britton
as Ruth
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Philip Ahn
as Ping
- Eric Alden
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Joel Allen
as Robert Kraus
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Irving Bacon
as Missionary
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Griff Barnett
as Bit part
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Edith Barrett
as Mother of Little English Boy
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Joe Bautista
as Javanese Orderly
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Hugh Beaumont
as Bit part
- John Benson
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Sven Hugo Borg
as Dutch Guard
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Anthony Caruso
as Male Nurse
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Luke Chan
as Chinese Coolie-Boatman
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Lane Chandler
as Bit part
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Davison Clark
as Dr. Holmes
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Catherine Craig
as Mrs. Wayne
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Mary Currier
as English Woman
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Yvonne De Carlo
as Native Girl
- Joe Dominguez
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Ludwig Donath
as Dr. Vranken
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Ann Doran
as Praying Woman
- Edward Earle
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Sarah Edwards
as Passenger
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George Eldredge
as Damage Control Officer
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Frank Elliott
as English Doctor
- Roque Espiritu
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Julia Faye
as Anne
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Edward Fielding
as Adm. Hart
- Sam Flint
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Melvin Francis
as Himself
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Jo Gilbert
as Head Nurse
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Gus Glassmire
as Captain
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Roy Gordon
as Commander
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Louis Jean Heydt
as Ensign
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Si Jenks
as Arkansas Mail Carrier
- Hazel Keener
- Milt Kibbee
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Fred Kohler Jr.
as Bosun's Mate--Evacuation
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Frank Lackteen
as Bit part
- Ameda Lambert
- Elmo Lincoln
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Richard Loo
as Dr. Wei
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Morton Lowry
as Lt. Bainbridge
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Jack Luden
as Capt. Carruther's Driver
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Edmund MacDonald
as Rear Admiral's Aide
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George Macready
as Dutch Officer
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Miles Mander
as Bit part
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Lester Matthews
as Dr. Ralph Wayne
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Sybil Merritt
as Javanese Girl
- Buddy Messinger
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James Millican
as Whaley
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Moy Ming
as Chinese Tea Vendor
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Frances Morris
as Passenger-Janssen
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Forbes Murray
as Captain
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John Mylong
as Joyful Passenger
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Ottola Nesmith
as Temple Guide's Wife
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Jack Norton
as Man Passenger--Companionway
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Richard Nugent
as Capt. Carruthers
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Frank Puglia
as Javanese Temple Guide
- Rodd Redwing
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Ferdinand Schumann-Heink
as Ensign Watch Officer
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William Severn
as Little English Boy
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Harvey Stephens
as Captain in Charge of Evacuation
- Charles Trowbridge
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Victor Varconi
as Capt. Ryk
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Minor Watson
as Rear Admiral Australian
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Doodles Weaver
as Hunter
- Cecil Weston
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Frank Wilcox
as Captain's Aide for Evacuation
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Carlyle Blackwell
as American Marine
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Douglas Fowley
as Bit part
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Stanley Price
as Sobbing Man
- James Courtney
- James Cornell
- Maxine Fife
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Mike Kilian
as Boranetti
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Michael Lally
as Civilian
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Allan Ray
as Officer
- Carla Boehm
- John Bogden
- Edgar Caldwell
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Oie Chan
as Chinese Coolie's Wife
- Isabel Cooper
- Gloria Dea
- Clint Dorrington
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Isabelle La Mal
as Bits
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Robert Wilbur
as U.S. Sailor
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Russ Clark
as Chief Petty Officer-Marblehead
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Ronnie Rondell
as Passenger
- Richard Barrett