They Were Expendable (1945) - film review

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They Were Expendable is an American war film first released in 1945, directed by John Ford and Robert Montgomery. The film stars Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed, Jack Holt and Ward Bond. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Credits

Director: John Ford, Robert Montgomery
Script: William L. White, Frank Wead
Photo: Joseph H. August
Music: Herbert Stothart
Cast: Robert Montgomery (Lt. John Brickley), John Wayne (Lt. JG ’Rusty’ Ryan), Donna Reed (Lt. Sandy Davyss), Jack Holt (General Martin), Ward Bond (’Boats’ Mulcahey C.B.M.), Marshall Thompson (Ens. ’Snake’ Gardner), Paul Langton (Ens. ’Andy’ Andrews), Leon Ames (Major James Morton), Arthur Walsh (Seaman Jones), Donald Curtis (Lt. JG ’Shorty’ Long), Cameron Mitchell (Ens. George Cross), Jeff York (Ens. Tony Aiken), Murray Alper (’Slug’ Mahan T.M. 1c), Harry Tenbrook (’Squarehead’ Larsen SC 2c), Jack Pennick (’Doc’), Alex Havier (’Benny’ Lecoco ST 3c), Charles Trowbridge (Admiral Blackwell), Robert Barrat (The General), Bruce Kellogg (Elder Tompkins M.M. 2c), Tim Murdock (Ens. Brant), Louis Jean Heydt (’Ohio’), Russell Simpson (’Dad’ Knowland), Vernon Steele (Army Doctor), Pedro de Cordoba (Priest (scenes deleted)), Philip Ahn (Army Orderly), Steve Barclay (Naval Officer), Bill Barnum (Boat Crew Member), Betty Blythe (Officer’s Wife), Danny Borzage (Boat Crew Member), Al Bridge (Lieutenant Colonel), George Bruggeman (Man in Admiral’s Office), Charles Calhoun (Man in Admiral’s Office), James Carlisle (Man in Admiral’s Office), John Carlyle (Lt. James), Jack Carrington (Officer at Airport), Bruce Carruthers (Man in Admiral’s Office), Tony Carson (Man in Admiral’s Office), Jack Cheatham (Commander), Fred Coby (Officer at Airport), Roger Cole (Officer at Airport), Jane Crowley (Officer’s Wife), Henry H. Daniels Jr. (Sailor), William B. Davidson (Hotel Manager), Marjorie Davies (Nurse), Patrick Davis (Pilot), Gary Delmar (Man in Admiral’s Office), Larry Dods (Boat Crew Member), Ernest Dominguez (Filipino Boy), Frank Donahue (Man in Admiral’s Office), William ’Red’ Donahue (Officer at Airport), George Economides (Bartender’s Child), Michael Economides (Bartender’s Child), Blake Edwards (Boat Crewman), Frank Eldredge (Officer at Airport), John Epper (Officer at Airport), Jim Farley, Charles Ferguson (Officer at Airport), Leonard Fisher (Man in Admiral’s Office), Lee Tung Foo (Asian Bartender), Wallace Ford, Art Foster (Boat Crew Member), Almeda Fowler (Officer’s Wife), Mary Jane French (Lost Nurse), Jon Gilbreath (Submarine Commander), Duke Green (PT-41 Boat Starboard Torpedoman), Sherry Hall (Marine Major), Del Hill (Boat Crew Member), Robert Homans (Bartender at Manila Hotel), Vincent Isla (Filipino Schoolteacher), Dick Karl (Man in Admiral’s Office), Michael Kirby (Boat Crewman), Michael Kostrick (Man in Admiral’s Office), Paul Kruger (Man in Admiral’s Office), Stubby Kruger (Boat Crewman), Jack Lee (Man in Admiral’s Office), Donald S. Lewis (Officer at Airport), Jack Lorenz (Man in Admiral’s Office), Leota Lorraine (Officer’s Wife), Trina Lowe (Gardner’s Girlfriend), Jack Luden (Naval Air Captain), Ted Lundigan (Boat Crew Member), James Magill (Man in Admiral’s Office), George Magrill (Man in Admiral’s Office), Eve March (Nurse), Kermit Maynard (Airport Officer), Merrill McCormick (Wounded Officer at Airport), Frank McGrath (Slim Bearded CPO), Leonard Mellin (Man in Admiral’s Office), Karl Miller (Man in Admiral’s Office), Henry Mirelez (Filipino Boy), Margaret Morton (Bartender’s Wife), Jack Mower (Officer), Forbes Murray (Navy Captain), Charles Murray Jr. (Jeep Driver), Bill Neff (Submarine Skipper), Bill Nind (Officer at Airport), Wedgwood Nowell (Man in Admiral’s Office), Robert Emmett O’Connor (Silver Dollar Bartender), Max Ong (Mayor of Cebu), Franklin Parker (Naval Officer), Frank Pershing (Boat Crew Member), Nino Pipitone Jr. (Bartender’s Child), Dan Quigg (Man in Admiral’s Office), Robert Shelby Randall (Boat Crew Member), Clifford Rathjen (Man in Admiral’s Office), Joey Ray (Boat Crew Member), William McKeever Riley (Boat Crew Member), Jack Ross (Officer at Airport), John Roy (Man in Admiral’s Office), Harold Schlickenmayer (Man in Admiral’s Office), Phil Schumacher (Boat Crew Member), Ernest Seftig (Naval Officer), Jack Semple (Man in Admiral’s Office), Brent Shugar (Officer at Airport), Sam Simone (Man in Admiral’s Office), Reginald Simpson (Man in Admiral’s Office), Leslie Sketchley (Marine Orderly), Ralph Soncuya (Filipino Orderly), Leonard Stanford (Man in Admiral’s Office), Larry Steers (Man in Admiral’s Office), Sammy Stein (Sammy – Boat Crewman), Jack Stoney (Boat Crew Member), Robert Strong (Officer at Airport), Roy Thomas (Man in Admiral’s Office), Bob Thom (Man in Admiral’s Office), Dick Thorne (Man in Admiral’s Office), Pacita Tod-Tod (Nightclub Singer), Brad Towne (Man in Admiral’s Office), Jack Trent (Officer at Airport), Tom Tyler (Captain at Airport), Emmett Vogan (Naval Doctor), Eleanore Vogel (Officer’s Wife), Hansel Warner (Officer at Airport), Billy Wilkerson (Sgt. Smith), Roque Ybarra Jr. (Bartender’s Child)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 135 min; B&W

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