They Were Expendable
Movie
Type
1945
Year
2h 15m
Runtime
★ 6.1
Rating
Drama / Action / War
Genre
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.
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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
Cameron Mitchell
Ens. George Cross
Louis Jean Heydt
'Ohio'