They Were Expendable 1945
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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
Crew
- Director
- John Ford
- Writers
- Frank Wead, Christina Stead
- Producers
- John Ford
- Cinematography
- Joseph H. August
- Editing
- Douglass Biggs , Frank E. Hull
- Composer
- Herbert Stothart
- Costume Design
- Yvonne Wood
Details
- Release date
- Dec 7, 1945
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Status
- Released
- Studios
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
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