The Story of Dr. Wassell
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| Directed by | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Produced by | Cecil B. DeMille |
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| Music by | Victor Young |
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| Edited by | Anne Bauchens |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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140 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Story of Dr. Wassell is a 1944 American Technicolor World War II film set in the Dutch East Indies, directed by Cecil B. DeMille, and starring Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Signe Hasso and Dennis O'Keefe. The film was based on a book of the same name by novelist and screenwriter James Hilton, his only nonfiction book.
The book and film were inspired by the wartime activities of U.S. Navy Doctor Corydon M. Wassell which were referred to by President Roosevelt in a radio broadcast made in April 1942. The appropriate section of this broadcast appears toward the end of the film.
For their work on this film, Farciot Edouart, Gordon Jennings and George Dutton received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.
It was originally announced that Yvonne de Carlo would play the role of the Javanese nurse.
De Mille wanted Alan Ladd to play the role of Hoppy but he had to go into military service.
The film was the seventh most popular film of the year released in Australia in 1945.
It was the fifth most popular movie of 1946 in France with admissions of 5,866,693.http://translate.google.com.au/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.boxofficestory.com/&prev=search
In the Truman Capote novella Breakfast at Tiffany's, Holly Golightly was to have auditioned for the role of Dr. Wassel's nurse, but impulsively left for New York City.
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