Wake Island：Full Cast & Crew

Directed by

John Farrow

Writing Credits

W.R. Burnett
(screenplay) and: Frank Butler
(screenplay): W.R. Burnett
(story) (uncredited): Lawrence Hazard
(contributing writer) (uncredited): Sloan Nibley
(contributing writer) (uncredited)

Cast

Brian Donlevy
Maj. Geoffrey Caton: Macdonald Carey
Lt. Bruce Cameron: Robert Preston
Pvt. Joe Doyle: William Bendix
Pvt. Aloysius K. 'Smacksie' Randall: Albert Dekker
Shad McClosky: Walter Abel
Cmdr. Roberts: Mikhail Rasumny
Ivan Probenzky: Rod Cameron
Capt. Pete Lewis: Bill Goodwin
Sgt. Higbee / Narrator: Damian O'Flynn
Capt. Bill Patrick: Frank Albertson
Johnny Rudd: Joyce Arleen
Cynthia Caton: Hugh Beaumont
Captain: Barbara Britton
Sally Cameron: Hillary Brooke
Girl at the Inn: James Brown
Wounded Marine First Lieutenant: Robert Carson
Marine Spotting Reconnaissance Plane: Don Castle
Pvt. Cunkle: Luke Chan
Japanese Admiral: Spencer Chan
Japanese Captain: Jack Chapin
Squeaky Simpkins: Dane Clark
'Sparks' (radioman #1): Russ Clark
Sergeant Major: Max Cole
Marine Pilot: Angelo Cruz
Rodrigo: Lester Dorr
Marine in Trench: Edward Earle
Commander: Frank Faylen
Marine Finding Skipper's Litter: Mary Field
Miss Pringle, Woman with Cynthia: Charles Flynn
Marine Pilot: William Forrest
Maj. Johnson: Paul Fung
Japanese Pilot: Edmund Glover
Gun Captain: Fred Graham
First Civilian: Alan Hale Jr.
Sight Setter: Earle 'Tex' Harris
Tex Hannigan: Sam Hayes
Radio Reporter: Mitchell Ingraham
Admiral: Jerry Jerome
Private / First Lookout (uncredited): Marvin Jones
Tommy: Pete G. Katchenaro
Japanese Officer: Mike Lally
Marine Captain: Tommy Lee
Japanese Pilot: James B. Leong
Secretary to Japanese Envoy: Richard Loo
Mr. Saburo Kurusu: George Magrill
Second Civilian: Patti McCarty
Girl at the Inn: Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart
Talker: Ivan Miller
Colonel: James Millican
Radio Operator: Dick Morris
Mechanic: Jack Mulhall
Dr. Parkman: Anthony Nace
Capt. Gordon: Mike Ragan
First Lieutenant: Joey Ray
Marine: Keith Richards
Sparks Wilcox: Willard Robertson
Col. Cameron: Rudy Robles
Triunfo: Jack Shea
Marine in Chow Line: John Sheehan
Pete Hogan: Phillip Terry
Pvt. 'Cookie' Warren: Charles Trowbridge
George Nielson: Philip Van Zandt
Cpl. Gus Goebbels: Billy Wilkerson
Marine Lieutenant: Bruce Wong
Japanese Captain: Frank Wong
Japanese Pilot: Victor Wong
Japanese Commander

Produced by

Buddy G. DeSylva
executive producer (uncredited): Joseph Sistrom
producer (uncredited)

Music by

David Buttolph

Cinematography by

William C. Mellor
director of photography: Theodor Sparkuhl
director of photography

Editing by

Frank Bracht
: LeRoy Stone

Art Direction by

Hans Dreier
: A. Earl Hedrick
(as Earl Hedrick)

Set Decoration by

Bertram C. Granger
(as Bertram Granger)

Makeup Department

Wally Westmore
makeup artist: Robert Ewing
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Ed Ralph
assistant production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Hal Walker
second unit director: Harry Caplan
assistant director (uncredited): Harve Foster
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Vernon Bane
props (uncredited): Charles Baqueta
carpenter foreman (uncredited): John L. Bennett
prop shop (uncredited): Albert F. Burks
prop shop (uncredited): Don Ceder
nursery (uncredited): Sam Comer
supervising set decorator (uncredited): Glen Daniels
props (uncredited): M. Green
nursery (uncredited): James W. Hoffman
prop shop (uncredited): Wesley Jones
nursery (uncredited): Roy Kreuger
props (uncredited): Edward S. Lamber
prop shop (uncredited): Jim Laston
laborer (uncredited): Frank Lindsay Jr.
props (uncredited): C. Lupton
laborer (uncredited): John Meehan
assistant art director (uncredited): Michael D. Moore
props (uncredited): R. Recabaren
laborer (uncredited): C. Sharer
nursery (uncredited): Fred Shockey
painter (uncredited): Oliver C. Stratton
props (uncredited): S. Walton
laborer (uncredited): Henry T.R. Webb
prop shop (uncredited)

Sound Department

John Cope
sound recordist: Philip Wisdom
sound recordist: Arnold Braun
sound mixer (uncredited): A.D. Cook
stage engineer (uncredited): George Hamer
p.a. operator (uncredited): Cliff Hartley
sound grip (uncredited): A.M. Morrison
stage engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Barney Wolff
special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Farciot Edouart
process photography: Gordon Jennings
special photographic effects: W. Wallace Kelley
transparency camera (uncredited)

Stunts

Tom Blake
stunt performer (uncredited): Fred Graham
stunts (uncredited): Duke Green
stunts (uncredited): Allen Pomeroy
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Elmer Dyer
aerial photographer: Harry Hallenberger
photographer: second unit: W. Wallace Kelley
aerial photographer (as Wallace Kelley): William Austin
head grip (uncredited): George Belisario
assistant camera (uncredited): Mel Bledsoe
grip (uncredited): Adolph Bricker
grip (uncredited): O.S. Bryhn
camera mechanic (uncredited): Tom DeLoyd
grip (uncredited): Jack Francis
grip (uncredited): Paul Harris
grip (uncredited): E. Hazel
grip (uncredited): Warren Hoag
electrician (uncredited): Alan Jones
camera operator (uncredited): Donald Biddle Keyes
still photographer (uncredited): James Knott
camera operator (uncredited): George Lancaster
clapstick operator (uncredited): Gene Liggett
loader (uncredited): Lionel Lindon
assistant camera (uncredited): Ed Manriquez
grip (uncredited): Harry Merland
assistant camera (uncredited): Ted Powell
grip (uncredited): Byron Seawright
assistant camera (uncredited): Mike Semenario
grip (uncredited): Edward Soderberg
assistant camera (uncredited): Bill Stricker
grip (uncredited): Lothrop B. Worth
assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

John Morris Foster
wardrobe (uncredited): Pat Williams
wardrobe (uncredited)

Location Management

L.R. Davidson
location auditor (uncredited)

Music Department

Herman Hand
orchestrator (uncredited): George Parrish
orchestrator (uncredited): Edward B. Powell
orchestrator (uncredited): Conrad Salinger
orchestrator (uncredited): Leo Shuken
orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

George McNulty
script clerk (uncredited)

Transportation Department

L.D. McKnight
driver (uncredited): Charles W. Robbins
driver (uncredited): Ralph Shenk
driver (uncredited): H.F. Woodward
driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Robert L. Denig
director of public relations (as Brig. Gen. Robert L. Denig USMC): W.G. Farrell
liaison officer (as Lieutenant Colonel W.G. Farrell USMC): John Hart
squadron commander (as Lieutenant Colonel John Hart USMC): Thomas Holcomb
commandant (as Lieutenant General Thomas Holcomb USMC): Francis E. Pierce
technical director (as Lieutenant Colonel Francis E. Pierce USMC): Nicholas Presecans
special weapons detail (as Captain Nicholas Presecans USMC): Ross E. Rowell
supervising officer (as Major General Ross E. Rowell USMC): Charles Earl Cantor
timekeeper (uncredited): Emilio Cigoli
italian voice dubbing: Brian Donlevy (uncredited): Tom Coleman
stand-in (uncredited): John O. Eiler
physician (uncredited): Byron Fitzpatrick
stand-in (uncredited): Robert M. Gillham
general press representative (uncredited): Horace Griffin
stand-in (uncredited): Ed Herring
contact man (uncredited): Pino Locchi
italian voice dubbing: Rod Cameron (uncredited): Augusto Marcacci
italian voice dubbing: Walter Abel (uncredited): Clyde McCloud
stand-in (uncredited): Edwin McQuoid
projectionist (uncredited): Maurice Nelson
coordinator (uncredited): Howard Pack
dog handler (uncredited): Giulio Panicali
italian voice dubbing: Robert Preston (uncredited): Nino Pavese
italian voice dubbing: Macdonald Carey (uncredited): Carlo Romano
italian voice dubbing: William Bendix (uncredited): Floyd Simonton
publicist (uncredited): Nicholas Vehr
stand-in (uncredited): Gaetano Verna
italian voice dubbing: Albert Dekker (uncredited): Bill Wallace
contact man (uncredited)