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.
Title:They Were Expendable
Year:1945
Country:United States of America
Studio:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast:Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed, Jack Holt, Ward Bond, Marshall Thompson
Crew:John Ford (Director), Frank Wead (Screenplay), William L. White (Book), Douglass Biggs (Editor), Frank E. Hull (Editor), John Ford (Producer)
Keyword:navy, based on novel or book, world war ii, pearl harbor, philippines, pacific war, pacific theater, bataan, 1940s, corregidor
Release: Dec 07, 1945
Runtime: 135 minutes
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 by 115 users
Popularity: 0.8328
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Language: English
