Cast & Crew

Directed by

Cecil B. DeMille
(directed by)

Writing Credits

Alan Le May
(screenplay by) (as Alan LeMay) and
Charles Bennett
(screenplay by)
Corydon M. Wassell
(based upon the story of: as related by him and fifteen of the wounded sailors involved) (as Commander Corydon M. Wassell USN {MC})
James Hilton
(based upon the story by)
James Hilton
(contributing writer) (uncredited)
Jeanie Macpherson
(contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
Marcel Lebreton
(french adaptation) (uncredited)

Cast

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
Richard Aherne
British Convoy Commander
Eric Alden
U.S. Sailor
Joel Allen
Robert Kraus
Rudolph Anders
Wounded Dutch Soldier
Louis V. Arco
Mate of the 'Janssen'
Irving Bacon
Missionary
Griff Barnett
'Janssen' Passenger
Edith Barrett
Mother of Little English Boy
Richard Barrett
U.S. Sailor
Joe Bautista
Japanese Orderly
Hugh Beaumont
Admiral Hart's Aide
John Benson
U.S. Sailor
Carlyle Blackwell Jr.
American Marine Litter Carrier
Carla Boehm
Evacuee
John Bogden
U.S. Sailor
Louis Borel
Japanese Soldier
Sven Hugo Borg
Dutch Guard
Linda Brent
Fashta
George Bronson
U.S. Sailor
Frederic Brunn
Lookout of the 'Janssens'
Edgar Caldwell
U.S. Sailor
Anthony Caruso
Pharmacist's Mate on 'Marblehead'
William Challee
Radio Man
Luke Chan
Chinese Coolie - Boatman
Oie Chan
Chinese Coolie's Wife
Lane Chandler
Dutch Officer Listening to Radio
Tony Cirillo
U.S. Sailor
Davison Clark
Dr. Holmes
Russ Clark
Chief Petty Officer--Marblehead
Dimples Cooper
Native Girl
James Cornell
U.S. Sailor
James Courtney
U.S. Sailor
Catherine Craig
Mrs. Wayne
Mary Currier
English Woman in 'Janssen' Sick Bay
Yvonne De Carlo
Native Girl
Marion de Sydow
Evacuee
Gloria Dea
Javanese Nurse
Cecil B. DeMille
Voice of Narrator
Forrest Dickson
Javanese Nurse
Joe Dominguez
Javanese Orderly
Ludwig Donath
Dutch Doctor on Train
Ann Doran
Praying Woman
Clint Dorrington
U.S. Sailor
Gretl Dupont
Native Girl
Renald Dupont
U.S. Sailor
Edward Earle
Navy Officer - 'Surabaya'
Sarah Edwards
'Janssen' Passenger
George Eldredge
U.S. Navy Damage Control Officer
Frank Elliott
English Doctor
Roque Espiritu
Javanese Orderly
Julia Faye
Anne - the Nurse
Edward Fielding
Admiral Hart
Maxine Fife
Evacuee
Geraldine Fissette
Javanese Nurse
Sam Flint
Dr. Holmes' Board Member
Bess Flowers
Javanese Nurse
William Forrest
'Pecos' Survivor
Melvin Francis
Self
Frederick Giermann
Dutch Gunner
Jody Gilbert
Head Nurse
Joe Gilbert
Telegraph Operator - 'Surabaya'
Gus Glassmire
Captain of the 'Surabaya'
Roy Gordon
Commander of the Surabaya
Rita Gould
'Pecos' Survivor Mother
Greta Granstedt
Dutch Nurse
Eddie Hall
Bosun's Mate on the 'Janssen'
Henry Hall
Old Man in Photo
William Hall
PBY Seaplane Radio Operator
Chuck Hamilton
Stretcher Bearer
Mildred Harris
Dutch Nurse
Beth Hartman
Native Girl
Louis Jean Heydt
Ensign
Edward Howard
U.S. Sailor
Boyd Irwin
British Major
John James
Joe - Mechanic
Si Jenks
Hank - Arkansas Mailman
Jack W. Johnston
Dr. Holmes' Board Member
Hazel Keener
'Janssen' Passenger
Milton Kibbee
'Janssen' Passenger
June Kilgour
Dutch Nurse
Mike Killian
Thomas Borghetti
Fred Kohler Jr.
Bosun's Mate - Evacuation
Henry Kraft
U.S. Sailor
Isabel La Mal
Dutch Nurse
Frank Lackteen
Javanese Conductor
Mike Lally
'Pecos' Survivor on PBY Seaplane
Ameda Lambert
Evacuee
Doris Lilly
Civilian
Elmo Lincoln
Evacuee
Richard Loo
Chinese Doctor on Train
Marie Loredo
Native Girl
Morton Lowry
Lt. Bainbridge
Jack Luden
British Convoy Driver
Laurette Luez
Pretty Javanese Girl
George Lynn
Lt. Smith
Edmund MacDonald
Rear Admiral's Aide
George Macready
Dutch Army Captain
George Magrill
U.S. Sailor
Miles Mander
Undetermined Secondary Role
Lester Matthews
Dr. Ralph Wayne
Eric Mayne
'Janssen' Passenger
Frank Mayo
Ecacuee
Alex McSweyn
U.S. Sailor
Paul McVey
U.S. Navy Commander, Australia
John Meredith
Evacuee
Sybil Merritt
Javanese Girl
Buddy Messinger
U.S. Sailor
Harlan Miller
U.S. Sailor
James Millican
Robert Elroy Whaley
Moy Ming
Chinese Tea Vendor
Bert Moorhouse
Decoration Ceremony Attendee
Frances Morris
'Janssen' Passenger
Edmund Mortimer
'Janssen' Passenger
Gavin Muir
Dutch Military Messenger
Forbes Murray
U.S. Navy Captain--Australia
John Mylong
Joyful 'Janssen' Passenger
Ottola Nesmith
Missionary's Wife
Georgie Nokes
Japanese Soldier
Jack Norton
'Janssen' Passenger
Phyllis Perry
Evacuee
Stanley Price
Sobbing Man
Hugh Prosser
Bosun's Mate
Tom Quinn
Naval Commander - Australia
Allan Ray
Naval Officer - 'Surabaya'
Rodd Redwing
Javanese Orderly
Gordon Richards
Naval Officer
Suzanne Ridgway
'Janssen' Passenger
Cyril Ring
Dr. Holmes' Board Member
Ronald R. Rondell
'Janssen' Passenger
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self
Albert Ruiz
Radio Operator - 'Surabaya'
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink
Ensign Watch Officer USN
William Severn
Little English Boy
Harvey Stephens
Captain in Charge of Evacuation
Amzie Strickland
Native Woman
Elliott Sullivan
Naval Officer
Yu Feng Sung
Chinese Priest
Harry Templeton
U.S. Sailor
Olga Marie Thunis
Dutch Nurse
Ivan Triesault
Pharmacist's Mate of the 'Janssen'
Charles Trowbridge
Captain of the 'Surabaya'
Philip Van Zandt
Dutch Gunner
Victor Varconi
Captain of the 'Janssen'
Bruce Warren
Chief Petty Officer
Minor Watson
Rear Admiral
Doodles Weaver
Harold Hunter
Cecil Weston
'Janssen' Passenger
Dan White
Clerk in Admiral's Office
Lloyd Whitlock
Dr. Holmes' Board Member
Robert Wilber
U.S. Sailor
Frank Wilcox
Captain's Aide for Evacuation
Billy Wilkerson
U.S. Sailor

Produced by

Sidney Biddell
associate producer
Cecil B. DeMille
producer
Buddy G. DeSylva
executive producer (uncredited)

Music by

Victor Young

Cinematography by

Victor Milner
director of photography
William E. Snyder
director of photography (as William Snyder)

Editing by

Anne Bauchens

Art Direction by

Roland Anderson
Hans Dreier

Set Decoration by

George Sawley

Costume Design by

Natalie Visart

Makeup Department

Wally Westmore
makeup artist
Max Asher
makeup artist: second unit (uncredited)
Charles Gemora
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Frank Caffey
unit manager (uncredited)
C. Kenneth Deland
assistant production manager: second unit (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Arthur Rosson
second unit director
Edward Salven
assistant director (as Eddie Salven)
Harry Caplan
assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Daniel McCauley
assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Oscar Rudolph
assistant director (uncredited)
Marty Santell
assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department

Henry Bumstead
set designer (uncredited)
Carl Coleman
props (uncredited)
William Flannery
art director: second unit (uncredited)
Dan Sayre Groesback
scenic painter (uncredited)
A. Lowenthall
set designer (uncredited)
E. Osborne
set designer (uncredited)
L. Simmel Jr.
technical designer (uncredited)
Joseph Sternad
technical designer (uncredited)
W. Teal
head technical designer (uncredited)
Joe Thompson
props (uncredited)
A. Thunberg
technical designer (uncredited)
Will Williams
movie poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

John Cope
sound recordist
Hugo Grenzbach
sound recordist
George Dutton
special sound effects (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Barney Wolff
special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Farciot Edouart
process photography
Gordon Jennings
special photographic effects
W. Wallace Kelley
process photography (as Wallace Kelly)
Loyal Griggs
transparencies: second unit (uncredited)
Paul K. Lerpae
optical cinematography (uncredited)

Stunts

Jimmie Dundee
stunts (uncredited)
Ted Mapes
stunt double: Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Buddy Messinger
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Fred Deiterich
assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Andrew J. Durkus
head grip: second unit (uncredited)
Robert King
assistant camera: Technicolor, second unit (uncredited)
George Lancaster
assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Edward Movius
assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Paul Perry
second camera: second unit (uncredited)
Glen E. Richardson
still photographer (uncredited)
Lothrop B. Worth
second camera: second unit (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Harriet Altland
wardrobe: second unit (uncredited)
Richard Bachler
wardrobe: second unit (uncredited)
John Morris Foster
wardrobe: second unit (uncredited)
Elois Jenssen
wardrobe sketch artist (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)
Edna Shotwell
wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Robert Brower
associate color director: Technicolor
Natalie Kalmus
color director: Technicolor
Wilfrid M. Cline
technician: Technicolor, second unit (uncredited)

Music Department

Louis Kaufman
musician: violin (uncredited)
George Parrish
orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken
orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Fred F. Ellis
technical supervisor (as Capt. Fred F. Ellis B.M.M. {Ret.})
Edwin Maxwell
dialogue supervisor
H.D. Smith
technical supervisor (as Lt. Comdr. H.D. Smith United States Navy {Ret.})
Christian Argentin
french voice dubbing: Stanley Ridges (uncredited)
Gianfranco Bellini
italian voice dubbing: Elliott Reid (uncredited)
Jacques Berlioz
french voice dubbing: Ludwig Donath (uncredited)
Gérald Castrix
french voice dubbing: Davison Clark (uncredited)
Jean-Henri Chambois
french voice dubbing: Richard Aherne (uncredited)
Emilio Cigoli
italian voice dubbing: Gary Copper (uncredited)
Marian Crist
research director (uncredited)
Dhia Cristiani
italian voice dubbing: Signe Hasso (uncredited)
Jack Crosby
dance supervisor (uncredited)
Gualtiero De Angelis
italian voice dubbing: Paul Kelly (uncredited)
Joe Dominguez
technical advisor: second unit (uncredited)
Maurice Dorléac
french voice dubbing: Oliver Thorndike (uncredited)
Leonard Doss
technicolor color director: second unit (uncredited)
Ky Duyen
french voice dubbing: Philip Ahn (uncredited)
Eugene L. Eubank
technical advisor (uncredited)
George Ford
double: Edmund MacDonald (uncredited)
Richard Francoeur
french voice dubbing: Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Lauro Gazzolo
italian voice dubbing: Philip Ahn (uncredited)
André Gerbel
french dubbing assistant (uncredited)
Camille Guérini
french voice dubbing: Lester Matthews (uncredited)
Wei Fan Hsueh
technical advisor: Chinese sequence (uncredited)
Paul Lalloz
french voice dubbing: Dennis O'Keefe (uncredited)
Billie Lee
double: Laraine Day (uncredited)
Pierre Leproux
french voice dubbing: Paul Kelly (uncredited)
Serge Lhorca
french voice dubbing: Renny McEvoy (uncredited)
Raymond Loyer
french voice dubbing: George Macready (uncredited)
Harry Lucenay
double: Minor Watson (uncredited)
Renata Marini
italian voice dubbing: Carol Thurston (uncredited)
Jean Mauclair
french narrator (uncredited)
Curtis Mick
business manager (uncredited)
Pierre Morin
french voice dubbing: Harvey Stephens (uncredited)
Giulio Panicali
italian voice dubbing: Dennis O'Keefe (uncredited)
J. Howard Payne
medical technical advisor (uncredited)
Elsie Peacock
technical advisor: nurses (uncredited)
Amilcare Pettinelli
italian voice dubbing: Stanley Ridges (uncredited)
Arthur Pierson
dialogue director (uncredited)
Kenneth Ray
double: Stanley Ridges (uncredited)
Lita Recio
french voice dubbing: Signe Hasso (uncredited)
Thérèse Rigaud
french voice dubbing: Laraine Day (uncredited)
Carlo Romano
italian voice dubbing: Renny McEvoy (uncredited)
Stefano Sibaldi
italian voice dubbing: Carl Esmond (uncredited)
Lydia Simoneschi
italian voice dubbing: Laraine Day (uncredited)
Renée Simonot
french voice dubbing: Carol Thurston (uncredited)
B. Cecelia Smukler
medical technical advisor (uncredited)
Henri Valbel
french voice dubbing: Victor Varconi (uncredited)
Corydon M. Wassell
technical advisor (uncredited)
Jelte Dirk Wiersma
technical advisor: Dutch (uncredited)
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