Cinematic background from The Story of Dr. Wassell 1944 - 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. Based on a true story of how Dr. Wassell saved a dozen or so wounded sailors who were left behind when able bodied men were evacuated to Australia.

The Story of Dr. Wassell

1944

Action, Adventure, Drama

Directors:
Cecil B. DeMille
Writers:
Jeanie Macpherson, Alan Le May, Corydon M. Wassell, James Hilton, Charles Bennett
Official poster of The Story of Dr. Wassell 1944 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman sitting on the ground in the grass; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a doorway; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman talking to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An older man wearing a suit and tie talking to an older woman wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and two women are talking to each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman sitting at a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An older woman holding a young girl in her arms; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A person wearing a pink dress; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man laying on a bed looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman wearing a cowboy hat talking to a man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman sitting next to each other at a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of children sitting around a woman; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman in a pink dress is smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman talking to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man smiling and wearing a black hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman in a nurse's uniform talking to a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman sitting in front of a microwave oven; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man sitting on top of a wooden dock; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman sitting on the ground in a forest; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman sitting on the ground in front of trees; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An older man standing next to an older woman holding a book; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman wearing a hat and holding a glass of wine; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man standing on top of a metal pole; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people standing around each other in front of a building; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man smiles while writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman are talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people sitting on a bench in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman sitting on the ground in a forest; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people on a dock in the rain at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An asian nurse holding a bottle of medicine; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – Two men in lab coats looking at a microscope; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of men on a boat in the water; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man standing in front of a mountain with smoke coming out of it; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman looking at a camera; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman laying on a bed; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man standing in front of a buddha statue in the dark; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman in a blue shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – Two men are looking at a newspaper together; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An older man wearing a suit talking to an older woman wearing a hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man in a naval uniform is being pinned by another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A person sitting in front of a computer screen; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman talking to each other in front of a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of men standing next to each other in the rain; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A person wearing a shirt with a red cross on it; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An older man in a white suit talking to a woman in a pink dress; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman in a green shirt and brown jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman are sitting on a bed; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – Two men sitting next to each other on the ground; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman in a nurse's uniform talking to an older man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on the ground; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman holding a child in her arms while standing next to a boat; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Story of Dr. Wassell” (1944), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman in a kitchen; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle