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Saturday Cinema: The Story of Dr Wassell

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Starring Gary Cooper
with Laraine Day, Signe Hasso, Dennis O'Keefe, Carol Thurston

The War in the Pacific, 1942: on the besieged island of Java US Navy Dr Wassell is in charge of 42 wounded men in a small hospital. As the first Japanese forces land, Wassell manages to get the walking wounded to safety aboard American ships. Only ten men remain - can he save them?
This Week's Films: page 9

Contributors

Producer/Director:
Cecil B. Demille
Dr Wassell:
Gary Cooper
Madeline:
Laraine Day
Bettina:
Signe Hasso
Tremartini:
Carol Thurston
'Hoppy' Hopkins:
Dennis O'Keefe
Dirk van Dawl:
Carl Esmond
Commander Bill Goggins:
Stanley Ridges
Johnny:
Renny McEvoy
Alabam:
Oliver Thorndike
Source: Radio Times

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