La storia del dottor Wassell (1944)
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Un coraggioso medico della marina statunitense si trova in Cina dove sta compiendo esperimenti scientifici su un microrganismo che ha provocato una terribile epidemia. Lo aiuta Madeline, una crocerossina di cui è innamorato. Grazie alla donna però un medico rivale di Wassell riesce a far credere propria la scoperta del collega. Credendo a un tradimento di Madeline, Wassell la lascia d'acchito e s'imbarca. Intanto è scoppiata la guerra e le truppe giapponesi stanno mettendo a ferro e fuoco tutto l'Estremo Oriente.
Direttore:
Cecil B. DeMille
Scrittori:
Alan Le May, Charles Bennett.
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Gary Cooper as Dr. Corydon M. Wassell |
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Laraine Day as Madeleine |
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Signe Hasso as Bettina |
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Dennis O'Keefe as Benjamin 'Hoppy' Hopkins |
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Carol Thurston as Tremartini (Three Martini) |
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Carl Esmond as Lt. Dirk Van Daal |
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Paul Kelly as Murdock |
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Elliott Reid as William 'Andy' Anderson |
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Laurette Luez as Pretty Javanese Girl |
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Stanley Ridges as Cmdr. William B. 'Bill' Goggins |
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Renny McEvoy as Johnny Leeweather |
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Oliver Thorndike as Alabam |
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Philip Ahn as Ping |
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Barbara Britton as Ruth |
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William Severn as Little English Boy (uncredited) |
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Richard Loo as Chinese Doctor on Train (uncredited) |
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Douglas Fowley as Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Ann Doran as Praying Woman (uncredited) |
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Yvonne De Carlo as Native Girl (uncredited) |
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Cecil B. DeMille as Voice of Narrator (uncredited) |
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Irving Bacon as Missionary (uncredited) |
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Milton Kibbee as 'Janssen' Passenger (uncredited) |
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Gavin Muir as Dutch Military Messenger (uncredited) |
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Jack Norton as 'Janssen' Passenger (uncredited) |
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Philip Van Zandt as Dutch Gunner (uncredited) |
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Amzie Strickland as Native Woman (uncredited) |
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George Macready as Dutch Army Captain (uncredited) |
| Directing | Cecil B. DeMille | Director |
| Camera | William E. Snyder | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Alan Le May | Screenplay |
| Art | George Sawley | Set Decoration |
| Art | Roland Anderson | Art Direction |
| Camera | Victor Milner | Director of Photography |
| Production | Sidney Biddell | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Victor Young | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Natalie Visart | Costume Design |
| Production | Cecil B. DeMille | Producer |
| Production | Buddy G. DeSylva | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Anne Bauchens | Editor |
| Art | Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Writing | Corydon M. Wassell | Story |
| Writing | Charles Bennett | Screenplay |
| Writing | James Hilton | Story |
| Camera | Glen E. Richardson | Still Photographer |
| Crew | George Dutton | Special Sound Effects |