Queye TV They Were Expendable
Drama
War
They Were Expendable
NR
1945
2:15
★ 6.5
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After a demonstration of new PT boats, Navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt. "Rusty" Ryan frustrated. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, however, Ryan and his buddy Lt. Brickley are told they can finally take their squadron into battle. The PT boats quickly prove their worth, successfully shooting down Japanese planes, relaying messages between islands, and picking off a multitude of enemy ships.

Cast

Robert Montgomery

Lt. John Brickley

John Wayne

Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan

Donna Reed

Lt. Sandy Davyss

Jack Holt

General Martin

Ward Bond

"Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate

Marshall Thompson

Ens. 'Snake' Gardner

Paul Langton

Ens. 'Andy' Andrews

Leon Ames

Major James Morton

Arthur Walsh

Seaman Jones

Donald Curtis

Lt. (J.G.) 'Shorty' Long

Crew

John Ford

Director

Frank Wead

Screenplay

William L. White

Book

John Ford

Producer

Douglass Biggs

Editor

Frank E. Hull

Editor

Joseph H. August

Director of Photography

Herbert Stothart

Original Music Composer

Malcolm Brown

Art Direction

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

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