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The defenders of Wake Island inflicted a heavy toll on the Japanese. For the entirety of the siege, [...]	D
Features William Bendix's only Oscar nominated performance.	D
Winston Churchill was a fan of the film.	D
The movie incorrectly shows the Marines as the only garrison members, other than the construction cr [...]	D
One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929-49, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1 [...]	D
In a "History Channel" special, Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific (2003), it claims that there were [...]	D
Film debut of Mike Ragan.	D
At 12:15, the McCloskey character refers to Wake Island as a bird sanctuary, which he likely meant a [...]	D
Paramount began work on this movie before the real-life battle for Wake Island was over.	D
In real life most of the survivors were sent to Japanese prison camps, but 98 civilian construction [...]	D
When the battle began there were 449 military personnel on the island and 1221 civilian workers. Aft [...]	D
The island was discovered by Spanish explorers in 1568 and named San Francisco. It was renamed for W [...]	D
Director John Farrow saw action in the early part of WWII but was invalided out of the army due to w [...]	D
One of the biggest hits of 1942.	D
The only Best Picture Oscar nominee of the year to be also nominated for Original Screenplay.	D
Widely shown to serving soldiers at the time to help boost morale.	D
Shot on location at the Salton Sea--which isn't actually a sea but a large inland body of water--in [...]	D
The film shows the death of the naval commander from battle wounds, with the defense being commanded [...]	D
The introduction of the Wake Island's arsenal is accurate. They had six-5"/51 caliber coastal guns, [...]	D
After defeating the first landing attempt, the film has the Wake Island defenders boasting to Pearl [...]	D
According to Hedda Hopper's newspaper column of June 23, 1942, three different endings of this movie [...]	D
Capt. Henry Elrod, who is represented by Macdonald Carey's Lt. Bruce Cameron character, was posthumo [...]	D
While the Japanese lost two destroyers, they also lost a submarine indirectly during the battle. The [...]	D
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 26, 1942 with Bri [...]	D
On December 11, Lt. Cmdr. WInfield S. Cunningham was asked by superiors in a coded message what he n [...]	D
Robert Sklar in his book "Movie-Made America: A Cultural History of American Movies" states that thi [...]	D
The end of the movie shows the soldiers fighting to the bitter end, but in real life they surrendere [...]	D

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During the aerial battle at around 38 minutes one of the island defenders is shown shooting down a b [...]	D
In a shot of the Japanese ships just before the Marines open fire, a patrol boat can be seen already [...]	D
Wake Island defenders did not have a dog.	D
During a Japanese bombardment on the 14th day there's a shot looking at the island and all the marin [...]	D
During one of the scenes showing the bombardment of the island, the Marine CO has ordered the observ [...]	D
The Wake Island defenders were forced to surrender and spent the remainder of the war in captivity. [...]	D
The scene showing a Japanese aircraft doing a recon of the island, has sharply tapered wing tips and [...]	D

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Pvt. Aloysius K. 'Smacksie' Randall: Boys, the hon [...]	D
Pvt. Aloysius K. 'Smacksie' Randall: The dumber th [...]	D
Pvt. Aloysius K. 'Smacksie' Randall: [Dressed in c [...]	D
Pvt. Aloysius K. 'Smacksie' Randall: Any you guys [...]	D

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