Robert MontgomeryLt. John BrickleySavaraTV movie
They Were Expendable
A Tribute to Those Who Did So Much... With So Little!
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.
DramaWar
Starring
Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed
Directed by
John Ford
About
They Were Expendable
DramaWar
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.
A Tribute to Those Who Did So Much... With So Little!
Information
- Released
- Dec 7, 1945
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- US
- Rating
- NR
- Directed by
- John Ford
Production
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
People in this story
Robert MontgomeryLt. John Brickley
John WayneLt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan
Donna ReedLt. Sandy Davyss
Jack HoltGeneral Martin
Ward Bond"Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
Marshall ThompsonEns. 'Snake' Gardner
Paul LangtonEns. 'Andy' Andrews
Leon AmesMajor James Morton
Arthur WalshSeaman Jones
Donald CurtisLt. (J.G.) 'Shorty' Long
Cameron MitchellEns. George Cross
Louis Jean Heydt'Ohio'Metadata and artwork discovery powered by TMDB.