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Forged in the heat of temr pered in the fever-ridden jungles of Jave ? "The Story of Dr. Wassell" surges across 1500 thrill packed miles ol' the dangerous to come to the screen as the true story of one of the Navy's most daring exploits* Written round the story of Commander Corydon M. Wassell whose courageous action in evacuating a number of helpless wounded men from Java in the face of the Japanese brought personal praise from the late. President Roosevelt "The Story of Dr. Wassell" is a picture filled with sweeping 'spectacle and daring romance*' > Portraying Dr. Wassell, Gary Cooper does an even more splendid job than in "Sergeant York" which, packed; theatre after theatre in every cit}* ? town and village, in which it screened. Over twelve thousand feet in length . and screening for just on two and < a quarter hours "The Story of Dr. Wassell" is presented in technicolour as perfect as modern science can " make it; technicolour that brings t'o . life every incident in this epic story which was born in the heart of China, and swept through the battleseared jungle of Java. And wound into the film is the story of a mance that was as great as the fury in which it lived. *The Story of Dr. Wassell" comes to the Regent Theatre: Saturday and July 21 and 23.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 08, Issue 89, 13 July 1945, Page 4
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225REGENT PREVIEW Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 08, Issue 89, 13 July 1945, Page 4
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