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Title: They Were Expendable (1945)
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Cast
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Lt. John Brickley
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General Martin
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'Boats' Mulcahey C.B.M.
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Leon Ames | ... |
Major James Morton
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Arthur Walsh | ... |
Seaman Jones
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Donald Curtis | ... |
Lt. 'Shorty' long /
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Jeff York | ... |
Ens. Tony 'Lefty' Aiken
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Murray Alper | ... |
'Slug' Mahan T.M. 1c
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Harry Tenbrook | ... |
'Squarehead' Larsen SC 2c
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Jack Pennick | ... |
'Doc'
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Shortly after Pearl Harbor, a squadron of PT-boat crews in the Philipines 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. Written by Anonymous
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
20 December 1945 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Fuimos los sacrificados See more »Company Credits
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Runtime:
| (cut)Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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During the shooting of this movie, John Ford had put John Wayne down every chance he got, because Wayne had not enlisted to fight in World War II. Ford commanded a naval photographic unit during the war rising to the rank of captain and thought Wayne a coward for staying behind. After months of heaping insults on Wayne's head, costar Robert Montgomery finally approached the director and told him that if he was putting Wayne down for Montgomery's benefit (Montgomery had served in the war), then he needed to stop immediately. This brought the tough-as-nails director to tears and he stopped abusing Wayne. See more »Goofs
When Lt. Sandy Davys attends the 'party', Lt. JG 'Rusty' Ryan takes a big swig of his drink, spilling some of it down his face and shirt, yet in the next scene, he's completely dry. See more »Quotes
Lt. 'Rusty' Ryan: Listen Brick, for years I've been taking your fatherly advice, and it's never been any good. So from now on, I'm strictly a one man band!See more »
One reveiwer critices this film about lack of action he misses the point,all the characters are well developed which makes the ending so painfull. The acting is first rate every part is played with a great belief,,there are so many great scenes that touch the heart.The men are bonded together by their actions and when the bonds are broken through death or orders it hurts us all. Donna Reed is gorgeous to look at ,only a small role but well acted. At the end of the film you feel a lump in your throat and a tear forms in your eye,I love this movie.9/10