Wake Island

Name: Wake Island
Released: 1942
Rating: 54.07
Cast: Walter Abel, Macdonald Carey, William Bendix, Robert Preston, Albert Dekker

1942

Drama, War

1h 28m

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? (imdb)

Wake Island

1942

Drama, War

1h 28m

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Rated 01 Nov 2018

Tries it's best to be uplifting in a desperate situation, but of course the ending is anything but uplifting. Downright depressing as the narrator yells out propaganda that the fight is not over.... but it was for these guys. The battle was direct and effectively done. While it has qualities, I wasn't totally loving the experience. Took too long for things to get dangerous, but I can understand this was a difficult film to narrate with the war continually changing.

Rated 01 Nov 2018

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