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They Were Expendable

Release Year
1945
Runtime
2h 15m
Genres
Drama
War
Directed By
John Ford
They Were Expendable

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.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Robert Montgomery

Lt. John Brickley

John Wayne

Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan

Jack Holt

General Martin

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'

Jeff York

Ens. Tony Aiken

Murray Alper

'Slug' Mahan T.M. 1c

Crew

John Ford

Director

Frank Wead

Screenplay

Joseph H. August

Director of Photography

Herbert Stothart

Original Music Composer

Douglass Biggs

Editor

Frank E. Hull

Editor

Yvonne Wood

Costume Design

John Ford

Producer

A. Arnold Gillespie

Special Effects

William L. White

Book

Jack Dawn

Makeup & Hair

Edward O'Fearna

Assistant Director

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