They Were Expendable

Overview

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.

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Cast

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  Robert Montgomery

  Lt. John Brickley

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  John Wayne

  Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan

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  Donna Reed

  Lt. Sandy Davyss

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  Jack Holt

  General Martin

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  Ward Bond

  "Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate

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  Marshall Thompson

  Ens. 'Snake' Gardner

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  Paul Langton

  Ens. 'Andy' Andrews

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  Leon Ames

  Major James Morton

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  Arthur Walsh

  Seaman Jones

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  Donald Curtis

  Lt. (J.G.) 'Shorty' Long

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  Cameron Mitchell

  Ens. George Cross

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  Louis Jean Heydt

  'Ohio'

• ★ 7.1

  Midway

  2019

• ★ 7.2

  Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

  2003

• ★ 6.1

  Operation Pacific

  1951

• ★ 6.6

  Midway

  1976

• ★ 6.7

  The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

  2023

• ★ 7.4

  Greyhound

  2020

• ★ 6.9

  Pearl Harbor

  2001

• ★ 7.1

  Devotion

  2022

• ★ 6.6

  The Final Countdown

  1980

• ★ 6.2

  Emperor

  2012

• ★ 7.1

  The Scarlet and the Black

  1983

• ★ 7.0

  Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

  1951

• ★ 7.5

  Empire of the Sun

  1987

• ★ 6.1

  The Monuments Men

  2014

• ★ 7.1

  Moby Dick

  1956

• ★ 6.3

  The Sea Chase

  1955

• ★ 6.8

  Lucky Strike

  2026

• ★ 6.7

  Battleground

  1949