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The Story of Dr. Wassell 1944

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.

Directed by: Cecil B. DeMille
Written by: Charles Bennett & Alan Le May
Runtime: 140 minutes
Tagline: Flaming Action from the Jungles of Java to China and the Seven Seas!
Cast:
Cecil B. DeMille Cecil B. DeMille
Voice of Narrator (uncredited) 
Gary Cooper Gary Cooper
Dr. Corydon M. Wassell 
Dennis O'Keefe Dennis O'Keefe
Benjamin 'Hoppy' Hopkins 
Yvonne De Carlo Yvonne De Carlo
Native Girl (uncredited) 
Philip Ahn Philip Ahn
Ping 
Barbara Britton Barbara Britton
Ruth 
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