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title: "Wake Island: cast and crew"
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cast: 60
crew: 20
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# Wake Island (1942): cast and crew

60 cast and 20 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Brian Donlevy](https://film.one/person/brian-donlevy.md) as Maj. Geoffrey Caton
- [Macdonald Carey](https://film.one/person/macdonald-carey.md) as Lt. Bruce Cameron
- [Robert Preston](https://film.one/person/robert-preston.md) as Pvt. Joe Doyle
- [William Bendix](https://film.one/person/william-bendix.md) as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
- [Albert Dekker](https://film.one/person/albert-dekker.md) as Shad McClosky
- [Walter Abel](https://film.one/person/walter-abel.md) as Cmdr. Roberts
- [Mikhail Rasumny](https://film.one/person/mikhail-rasumny.md) as Ivan Probenzky
- [Rod Cameron](https://film.one/person/rod-cameron.md) as Capt. Pete Lewis
- [Bill Goodwin](https://film.one/person/bill-goodwin.md) as Sgt. Higbee / Narrator (voice)
- [Damian O'Flynn](https://film.one/person/damian-oflynn.md) as Capt. Bill Patrick
- [Frank Albertson](https://film.one/person/frank-albertson.md) as Johnny Rudd
- [Joyce Arleen](https://film.one/person/joyce-arleen.md) as Cynthia Caton (uncredited)
- Hugh Beaumont as Captain (uncredited)
- Barbara Britton as Sally Cameron (uncredited)
- Hillary Brooke as Girl at the Inn (uncredited)
- [James Brown](https://film.one/person/james-brown-120265.md) as Wounded Marine (uncredited)
- Robert Carson as Marine (uncredited)
- Don Castle as Pvt. Cunkle (uncredited)
- Luke Chan as Japanese Admiral (uncredited)
- Spencer Chan as Japanese Captain (uncredited)
- Jack Chapin as Squeaky Simpkins (uncredited)
- Dane Clark as Sparks (uncredited)
- Russ Clark as Sergeant Major (uncredited)
- Max Cole as Marine Pilot (uncredited)
- Angelo Cruz as Rodrigo (uncredited)
- Lester Dorr as Marine in Trench (uncredited)
- Edward Earle as Commander (uncredited)
- [Frank Faylen](https://film.one/person/frank-faylen.md)
- [Mary Field](https://film.one/person/mary-field.md)
- William Forrest
- Paul Fung
- Edmund Glover
- Fred Graham
- Alan Hale Jr.
- Sam Hayes
- Mitchell Ingraham
- Jerry Jerome
- Marvin Jones
- Pete G. Katchenaro
- Mike Lally
- Tommy Lee
- James B. Leong
- [Richard Loo](https://film.one/person/richard-loo.md)
- George Magrill
- Patti McCarty
- Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart
- Ivan Miller
- James Millican
- Jack Mulhall
- Anthony Nace
- Mike Ragan
- Joey Ray
- Keith Richards
- [Willard Robertson](https://film.one/person/willard-robertson.md)
- Rudy Robles
- Jack Shea
- John Sheehan
- [Phillip Terry](https://film.one/person/phillip-terry.md)
- [Charles Trowbridge](https://film.one/person/charles-trowbridge.md)
- Philip Van Zandt

## Directing

- [John Farrow](https://film.one/person/john-farrow.md): Director

## Writing

- [W.R. Burnett](https://film.one/person/w-r-burnett.md): Screenplay, Story
- [Frank Butler](https://film.one/person/frank-butler.md): Screenplay

## Production

- [Joseph Sistrom](https://film.one/person/joseph-sistrom.md): Producer
- [Buddy G. DeSylva](https://film.one/person/buddy-g-desylva.md): Executive Producer
- Ed Ralph: Assistant Production Manager

## Camera

- [William C. Mellor](https://film.one/person/william-c-mellor.md): Director of Photography
- [Theodor Sparkuhl](https://film.one/person/theodor-sparkuhl.md): Director of Photography
- Mike Semenario: Grip

## Editing

- [Frank Bracht](https://film.one/person/frank-bracht.md): Editor
- [LeRoy Stone](https://film.one/person/leroy-stone.md): Editor

## Sound and music

- [David Buttolph](https://film.one/person/david-buttolph.md): Original Music Composer

## Art

- Hans Dreier: Art Direction
- Bertram C. Granger: Set Decoration
- A. Earl Hedrick: Art Direction

## Costume and make-up

- Wally Westmore: Makeup Artist
- Robert Ewing: Makeup Artist

## Lighting

- Warren Hoag: Electrician

## Crew

- Sloan Nibley: Additional Writing
- Lawrence Hazard: Additional Writing

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