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English. Box office. $3,250,000 (US rentals) [2] They Were Expendable is a 1945 American war film directed by John Ford, starring Robert Montgomery and John Wayne, and featuring Donna Reed. The film is based on the 1942 novel of the same name by William Lindsay White, relating the story of the exploits of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three, a ...
- $3,250,000 (US rentals)
- Herbert Stothart
- John Ford
They Were Expendable: Directed by John Ford, Robert Montgomery. With Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed, Jack Holt. A Navy commander fights to prove the battle-worthiness of the PT boat at the start of World War II.
- John Ford, Robert Montgomery
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- 2 min
They Were Expendable ( 1945) Topics. classic movies, Cameron Mitchell, John Wayne, Robert Montgomery, John Ford, WWII. A Navy commander fights to prove the battle-worthiness of the PT boat at the start of World War II. Starring: Cameron Mitchell, John Wayne, Robert Montgomery, Donna Reed.
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Set at the start of World War II, They Were Expendable (1945) follows a PT boat captain (Robert Montgomery) and his commanding officer (John Wayne) as they try to convince the Navy that PT boats are in fact useful weapons, good for more than just the military equivalent of errands.
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Summaries. A Navy commander fights to prove the battle-worthiness of the PT boat at the start of World War II. In the wake of Pearl Harbor's surprise attack, World War II hero, Lt. John Brickley's experimental squadron of agile fast-attack Patrol Torpedo boats is sent to warm and humid Manila to avert a potentially imminent Japanese invasion.
Audience Member Probably one of the best films made about a war while the war was still in progress, They Were Expendable contains sole truly astounding sequences for its time.
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