---
title: 'The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Cecil B. DeMille'
released: '1944-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 140
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-story-of-dr-wassell-1944'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037316/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)

1944 · 140 min · Drama, Action, War, History · United States


## Synopsis

The Story of Dr. Wassell is a 1944 American 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Cecil B. DeMille](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecil-b-demille)
- **Screenplay:** [Charles Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-bennett), [Alan Le May](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-le-may)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Victor Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-young)
- **Director of Photography:** [Victor Milner](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-milner)
- **Editor:** [Anne Bauchens](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-bauchens)

## Cast

- [Paul Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-kelly)
- [Richard Loo](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-loo)
- [Signe Hasso](https://cinepixo.com/people/signe-hasso)
- [Philip Van Zandt](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-van-zandt)
- [Gary Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-cooper)
- [Lane Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/lane-chandler)
- [Elliott Reid](https://cinepixo.com/people/elliott-reid)
- [James Millican](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-millican)
- [Louis Jean Heydt](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-jean-heydt)
- [Laraine Day](https://cinepixo.com/people/laraine-day)
- [Morton Lowry](https://cinepixo.com/people/morton-lowry)
- [Gavin Muir](https://cinepixo.com/people/gavin-muir)
- [Yvonne De Carlo](https://cinepixo.com/people/yvonne-de-carlo)
- [John Mylong](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mylong)
- [Cecil B. DeMille](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecil-b-demille)

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