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W.R. Burnett
★ Writing

W.R. Burnett

1899 – 1982 · Springfield, Ohio, USA · Active 1931–1972
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Wake Island

Wake Island

1942 ★ 5.5
Writer

December, 1941. With no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.

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Filmography

59 credits
Crew Credits
1970s 1 credit
1972
Movie ★ 4.8
1960s 10 credits
1969
Stiletto Writer
Movie ★ 5.0
1968
Movie ★ 6.3
1967
Movie ★ 5.0
1963
Movie ★ 7.9
1963
Cairo Novel
Movie ★ 4.8
1963
Movie ★ 5.1
1962
Movie ★ 5.4
1961
Movie ★ 5.5
1961
TV ★ 5.0
1960
Movie ★ 4.9
1950s 18 credits
1958
Movie ★ 6.1
1957
Movie ★ 5.7
1956
Movie ★ 4.5
1956
Movie ★ 4.5
1955
Movie ★ 6.1
1955
Movie ★ 6.1
1955
Illegal Screenplay
Movie ★ 6.3
1955
Movie ★ 6.2
1955
Movie ★ 6.2
1955
TV ★ 6.5
1954
Night People Screenplay
Movie ★ 6.1
1954
Movie ★ 5.8
1953
Movie ★ 5.9
1953
Movie ★ 5.5
1951
The Racket Screenplay
Movie ★ 6.3
1951
Movie ★ 6.1
1950
Movie ★ 7.5
1950
Vendetta Screenplay
Movie
1940s 18 credits
1949
Movie ★ 6.9
1948
Movie ★ 4.6
1948
Movie ★ 6.9
1946
Movie ★ 6.3
1946
Movie ★ 6.3
1946
The Man I Love Additional Writing
Movie ★ 6.1
1945
San Antonio Screenplay
Movie ★ 5.9
1943
Action in the North Atlantic Additional Dialogue
Movie ★ 7.1
1943
Movie ★ 6.6
1943
Movie ★ 6.3
1942
Movie ★ 7.0
1942
Wake Island Screenplay
Movie ★ 5.8
1942
Movie ★ 5.8
1941
The Get-Away Screenplay
Movie ★ 5.4
1941
High Sierra Screenplay
Movie ★ 7.1
1941
Movie ★ 7.1
1940
Movie ★ 6.3
1940
Law and Order Screenplay
Movie
1930s 12 credits
1939
Movie ★ 6.4
1937
Movie ★ 1.0
1937
Movie
1935
Movie ★ 6.4
1935
Movie ★ 6.8
1934
Movie ★ 5.4
1932
Movie ★ 5.9
1932
Movie ★ 4.9
1932
Scarface Dialogue
Movie ★ 7.4
1932
Scarface Continuity
Movie ★ 7.4
1931
Movie ★ 6.9
1931
Movie ★ 5.8