Robert Montgomery
Lt. John Brickley
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They Were Expendable (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Rather LIke Back Home Mostly on her initiative, Navy nurse Sandy (Donna Reed) and her recovering patient Lt. Ryan (John Wayne) have danced into seclusion during a party at the hospital, when his boss Brickley (Robert Montgomery) interrupts, on Corregidor, 1941, in John Ford's They Were Expendable, 1945.
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.
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812. 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-worthiness of the PT boat at the start of...
Rent They Were Expendable on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. After a demonstration of new PT boats, navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability...
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They Were Expendable, American war film, released in 1945, that was based on a book of the same name by William L. White. It is notable for its stark portrayal of bravery in the face of sometimes hopeless situations during World War II , and it became a well-respected depiction of that war.
Frank Wead. 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.
