They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable
Release: 1945-12-07
·Runtime: 135m
·★ 6.5
Drama
War
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Vernon Steele
as Army Doctor
Al Bridge
as Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
Jack Mower
as Officer (uncredited)
Almeda Fowler
as Officer's Wife (uncredited)
Robert Montgomery
as Lt. John Brickley
Bruce Kellogg
as Elder Tompkins M.M. 2c
Wedgwood Nowell
as Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
William B. Davidson
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
as Navy Captain (uncredited)
Alex Havier
as 'Benny' Lecoco ST 3c
Emmett Vogan
as Naval Doctor (uncredited)
Marshall Thompson
as Ens. 'Snake' Gardner
Harry Tenbrook
as 'Squarehead' Larsen SC 2c
Robert Barrat
as The General
Russell Simpson
as 'Dad' Knowland
Steve Barclay
as Naval Officer (uncredited)
Cameron Mitchell
as Ens. George Cross
Louis Jean Heydt
as 'Ohio'
Jack Cheatham
as Commander (uncredited)
Jim Farley
as (uncredited)
Leon Ames
as Major James Morton
Eve March
as Nurse (uncredited)
Reginald Simpson
as Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Sammy Stein
as Sammy - Boat Crewman (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
as Officer's Wife (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
as Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
as Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Frank McGrath
as 'Slim' - Bearded CPO (uncredited)
Tom Tyler
as Captain at Airport (uncredited)
Blake Edwards
as Boat Crewman (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
Donna Reed
as Lt. Sandy Davyss
Paul Langton
as Ens. 'Andy' Andrews
Donald Curtis
as Lt. (J.G.) 'Shorty' Long
Charles Trowbridge
as Admiral Blackwell
Robert Homans
as Bartender at Manila Hotel (uncredited)
Jack Holt
as General Martin
Ward Bond
as "Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
Jack Pennick
as 'Doc'
Tim Murdock
as Ens. Brant
Betty Blythe
as Officer's Wife (uncredited)
Michael Kirby
as Boat Crewman (uncredited)
Jeff York
as Ens. Tony Aiken
John Wayne
as Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan
Philip Ahn
as Army Orderly (uncredited)
Jack Luden
as Naval Air Captain (uncredited)
Murray Alper
as 'Slug' Mahan T.M. 1c
Henry H. Daniels Jr.
as Sailor (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard
as Airport Officer (uncredited)
Robert Milasch
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Lee Tung Foo
as Asian Bartender (uncredited)
George Magrill
as Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Larry Steers
as Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Arthur Walsh
as Seaman Jones
