450 US Marines, led by Brian Donlevy, find themselves fending off a Japanese onslaught on an isolated Pacific atoll. Directed by John Farrow and made with the assistance of the USMC, Wake Island (1942) is a fascinating early-war US propaganda film that seeks to recreate the desperate battle for the island. Join us this week!
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