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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 United States PT boat unit defending the ...
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.
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- Drama, War
- John Ford, Robert Montgomery
- 1945-12-31
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.
Oscar and Golden Globe-winner John Wayne ("True Grit," "Stagecoach") stars in this moving drama about a Navy commander who fights to prove the battle-worthin...
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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. Director: John Ford.
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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.
