This movie is one of the best wwii movies ever made. Wassell by darryl haase on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Demille film a list of 25 titles created 7 months ago war films of the 40s a list of 42 titles created 31 mar 2017 see all related lists. Corydon wassell from arkansas, who got his wounded men out of java through the turmoil of japanese invasion during wwii. Ace surgeon jack mckee william hurt is emotionally disconnected from his wife christine lahti, his son charlie korsmo and the people he operates on. Knowing its a true story helps to make the storyline more believable, bearing in mind the hollywood touches. Demille, gary cooper, laraine day, signe hasso september 30, 2019 as the japanese sweep through the east indies during world war ii, dr. Or will they perish at the hands on the japanese army. Wassell, usn mc, as related by him and fifteen of the wounded sailors involved.
Demilles amazing film first sparked my interest in dr. Rear admiral corydon mcalmont wassell was one of the first national heroes of world war ii. This website tells the story of the georgia native as well as takes a look at his life in the broader context of his contemporaries. With mark cousins, juan diego botto, aleksandr sokurov, norman lloyd. After the battle of macassar, wassell is ordered to. Anyone who has ever been through the medical system even with the very best of treatment will identify with this film. The film was based on a book of the same name by novelist and screenwriter james hilton. Wassell saved a dozen or so wounded sailors who were left behind when able bodied men were evacuated to australia. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. James hilton brings his understated elegant crispness to the narrative which draws you into the complexities of command and responsibility in wartime theatre. The film was shot in technicolor and vistavision, the story takes place during the war. Demille, with gary cooper, laraine day, signe hasso, at turner classic movies.
Mar 24, 20 the bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. Old man ed was a mulatto man and and a rather welltodo landowner in hogansville. Wassell, who is stationed in the east indies during a japanese attack on the uss marblehead. John henry jordan and is writing a book based on his life. Wassell the story of doctor wassell, the story of dr. Edward ramsey was the first black doctor in troup county, georgia. Surviving nurses tell their experiences to a doctor, whos trying to figure out why one of the girls claudette colbert is kind of catatonic after leaving the. While he had seven sons, edward was the only one he sent to medical school. Wassell full movie in hd visit movie 92399 as the japanese sweep through the east indies during world war. It features elliott reid, signe hasso and carl esmond. Gary cooper, laraine day, signe hasso, dennis okeefe, carol thurston, carl esmond, paul kelly, elliott reid, stanley ridges, renny mcevoy, cecil b. Although based on a true incident, the story of dr.
John henry jordan was the first black doctor in coweta county, georgia, and built the first black hospital in the county. The story the whole world has heard about as the japanese sweep through the east indies during world war ii, dr. Demille and his writers have tricked it out with cliche after cliche. Wassell might better have been titled the story of how hollywood sees dr. Wassell full movie in hd visit movie 92399 as the japanese sweep through the east indies during world w. Biographies, filmographies, interactive menu, photo gallery, scene access, synopsis. The basic premise of the movie that a dedicated doctor in the army disobeys orders to stirringly and courageously evacuate a group of wounded soldiers is there, but cecil b. Wassell is a moving account of the trials of a navy field doctor, corydon wassell, during the outbreak of wwii on java in the south pacific. It was a highly fictionalized account, and wassell later joked about the film being the only real cause of his fame. Harold jordan, she is also a greatgranddaughter of dr.
Wassell is een amerikaanse avonturenfilm uit 1944 onder regie van cecil b. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. This page was last edited on 28 august 2019, at 04. A comprehensive history of the medium and art of motion pictures. Wassell is trying to escape java with some of the marbleheads crew. Love story 2050 2008 filme subtitrate radiobos1 youtube. Ramsey november 6, 1852 november 6, 1927 the world of black doctors was foreign to john jordan when he was a boy, but there was one black doctor he admired from afar as he grew older. Wassell 1944 this film presents a dramatization of the wartime heroics of naval doctor corydon m. Wassell as a great film, others were critical of demilles presentation of wassells story.
The doctor tells the story of an aloof, selfcentered heart surgeon who treats his patients like names on a list. Wassell coordinates the remaining wounded servicemen and leads them to safety towards the last allied evacuation points. The film stars william hurt as jack mckee, a doctor who undergoes a transformation in his views about life, illness and human relationships. Then he gets sick himself, and doesnt like it one bit when hes treated like a mere patient. Ramsey was the son and namesake of a local landowner, affectionately known to his family as old man ed. Sergeant york 1941 a great story based on the simple life of a alvin york. Demille, and starring gary cooper, laraine day, signe hasso and dennis okeefe. Wassell, a factbased 1944 film directed by cecil b. Its the true story of a dedicated doctor who saved the lives. The story of dr wassell dvd region 2 spanish import gary. Basically the movie is about the work and vicissitudes of a group of cool nurses resisting in philippines after the attack on pearl harbor. Opening credits also include the following acknowledgment. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The film was based on a book of the same name by novelist and screenwriter james hilton the book and film were inspired by the wartime activities of u.
With gary cooper, laraine day, signe hasso, dennis okeefe. Wassell is said to have been a story told by president franklin delano roosevelt to director cecil b. During world war ii, wassell, a naval doctor tries to evacuate soldiers from the east indies as the japanese are approaching. The buccaneer is a 1958 piratewar film made by paramount pictures starring yul brynner as jean lafitte, charles boyer and claire bloom.
As the japanese sweep through the east indies during world war ii, dr. Wassell is determined to escape from java with some crewmen of the cruiser marblehead. Wassell, a reallife country doctor from arkansas who worked as a medical missionary in china in the years prior to wwii. Demille and also starring laraine day, dennis okeefe, signe hasso, and elliott reid. Wassell and james hiltons narrative of this event in dr. Wassell the story of doctor wassell nonusa format, pal, reg. The doctor is a 1991 drama film directed by randa haines.
Wassell gary cooper, who is stationed in the east indies during a japanese. Wassell saved a dozen or so wounded sailors who were left behind. Wassell for departing from the facts, though of course to the critics that was only one of its vices. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration.
This film presents a dramatization of the wartime heroics of naval doctor corydon m. Wassell himself said in a radio broadcast from little rock that it was ninetyeight percent true. Wassell, corydon mcalmont encyclopedia of arkansas. Edward rosenbaums 1988 book, a taste of my own medicine. Wassell is a 1944 american technicolor world war ii film set in the dutch east indies, directed by cecil b. Gary cooper, laraine day, signe hasso, dennis okeefe, carol thurston, carl esmond, paul kelly, elliott.
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