The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) ( The Story of Doctor Wassell )

The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) (DVD) (*)

$25.99

Alternate Title: The Story of Doctor Wassell
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
130 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1944 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Cecil B. DeMille

Written By:
Alan Le May
Charles Bennett

Actors:
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
Stanley Ridges ..... Cmdr. William B. 'Bill' Goggins
Renny McEvoy ..... Johnny Leeweather
Oliver Thorndike ..... Alabam
Philip Ahn ..... Ping
Barbara Britton ..... Ruth

Synopsis:

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.

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.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 26 September, 2024.