They Were Expendable
- Released on
- Runtime
- 135 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Robert Montgomery
- John Wayne
- Donna Reed
- Jack Holt
- Ward Bond
- Marshall Thompson
- Paul Langton
- Leon Ames
- Arthur Walsh
- Donald Curtis
- Cameron Mitchell
- Louis Jean Heydt
- Jeff York
- Murray Alper
- Harry Tenbrook
- Jack Pennick
- Alex Havier
- Charles Trowbridge
- Robert Barrat
- Bruce Kellogg
- Tim Murdock
- Russell Simpson
- Vernon Steele
- Robert Emmett O'Connor
- Philip Ahn
- Steve Barclay
- Betty Blythe
- Danny Borzage
- Al Bridge
- George Bruggeman
- James Carlisle
- Jack Carrington
- Bruce Carruthers
- Tony Carson
- Jack Cheatham
- Fred Coby
- Roger Cole
- Jane Crowley
- Henry H. Daniels Jr.
- William B. Davidson
- Marjorie Davies
- Larry Dods
- William 'Red' Donahue
- Blake Edwards
- Frank Eldredge
- John Epper
- Jim Farley
- Charles Ferguson
- Lee Tung Foo
- Art Foster
- Almeda Fowler
- Mary Jane French
- Jon Gilbreath
- James Gonzalez
- Duke Green
- Sherry Hall
- Stuart Hall
- Robert Homans
- Michael Kirby
- Michael Kostrick
- Paul Kruger
- Stubby Kruger
- Jack Lee
- Jack Lorenz
- Leota Lorraine
- Jack Luden
- James Magill
- George Magrill
- Eve March
- Maurice Marks
- Kermit Maynard
- Merrill McCormick
- Frank McGrath
- Leonard Mellin
- Robert Milasch
- Henry Mirelez
- Jack Mower
- Charles Murray Jr.
- Forbes Murray
- Bill Neff
- Bill Nind
- Wedgwood Nowell
- Franklin Parker
- Frank Pershing
- Nino Pipitone Jr.
- Dan Quigg
- Joey Ray
- William McKeever Riley
- Jack Ross
- John Roy
- Harold Schlickenmayer
- Phil Schumacher
- Jack Semple
- Sam Simone
- Reginald Simpson
- Leslie Sketchley
- Ralph Soncuya
- Larry Steers
- Sammy Stein
- Jack Stoney
- Robert Strong
- Bob Thom
- Richard Thorne
- Brad Towne
- Jack Trent
- Tom Tyler
- Emmett Vogan
- Eleanore Vogel
- Hansel Warner
- Billy Wilkerson
- Roque Ybarra Jr.
Director
- John Ford
Producers
- John Ford
Screenwriter
- Frank Wead
