# Movie with stranded U.S. sailor in WW2 Pacific

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**Created:** [August 9, 2010, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-with-stranded-u-s-sailor-in-ww2-pacific/549705 "2010-08-09T13:26:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-with-stranded-u-s-sailor-in-ww2-pacific/549705/21 "2010-08-13T19:02:56Z")

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> [@Morbo](#):
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> I thought for sure this was going to be [Father Goose](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058092/).

Or _Heaven Knows Mr. Allison_. People are always getting Dick Van Dyke and Robert Mitchum confused for each other.

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**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-with-stranded-u-s-sailor-in-ww2-pacific/549705/22 "2010-08-13T20:27:22Z")

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My first thought was the film about real life Navy radioman George Tweed surviving four years on Guam (or was it the Philippines?) which was made as “No Man is an Island.” IIRC, Tweed’s book about his experiences was called "Robinson Crusoe, U. S. N.

Sir Rhosis

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