They Were Expendable
TMDB 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.
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TMDB 6.5
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.
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They Were Expendable
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.
- Directors
- John Ford
- Producers
- John Ford
- Cast and Characters
- 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)
- Languages
- English