They Were Expendable poster
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IMDb7.2/10(9100 votes)
Director John Ford
Screenplay Frank Wead

They Were Expendable

DramaWar1945

Tagline: A Tribute to Those Who Did So Much... With So Little!

Release Date: 1945-12-07

Duration: 135 minutes

Synopsis

Shortly after Pearl Harbor, a squadron of PT-boat crews in the Philippines must battle the Navy brass between skirmishes with the Japanese. The title says it all about the Navy's attitude towards the PT-boats and their crews.

Casting

  • John Wayne
    Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan
  • Philip Ahn
    Army Orderly (uncredited)
  • Ward Bond
    "Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
  • Forbes Murray
    Navy Captain (uncredited)
  • Donna Reed
    Lt. Sandy Davyss
  • Blake Edwards
    Boat Crewman (uncredited)
  • Cameron Mitchell
    Ens. George Cross
  • Leon Ames
    Major James Morton
  • Frank McGrath
    'Slim' - Bearded CPO (uncredited)
  • Henry H. Daniels Jr.
    Sailor (uncredited)
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