They Were Expendable
1945 · directed by John Ford
- Rating
- 77/100
- Hit
- no
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.
They Were Expendable (1945), directed by John Ford, rates 77/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Robert Montgomery
- John Wayne
- Donna Reed
- Jack Holt
- Ward Bond
- Marshall Thompson
- Paul Langton
- Leon Ames
- Arthur Walsh
- Donald Curtis
Crew
- Joseph H. August — Director of Photography
- Douglass Biggs — Editor
- Frank E. Hull — Editor
- Herbert Stothart — Original Music Composer
- Christina Stead — Screenplay
- Frank Wead — Screenplay
More from John Ford
- Stagecoach (1939) — 97/100 · hit
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — 96/100 · hit
- The Searchers (1956) — 96/100 · hit
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — 89/100 · hit
- My Darling Clementine (1946) — 86/100 · hit
- How Green Was My Valley (1941) — 85/100 · hit
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