They Were Expendable overview
Overall Rating
Total Ratings: 1
Synopsis:
John Brickley (Robert Montgomery) believes in PT boats, and as a lowly U.S. Navy lieutenant stationed in the Philippines, that makes him a radical thinker. "Your boats maneuver beautifully," an admiral (Charles Trowbridge) tells him, "but if I'm going into combat, I prefer something a little more substantial." The gently delivered but stinging dismissal stirs the resentment of Lt. "Rusty" Ryan (John Wayne), who tartly tells Brickley that he wants to be transferred to destroyers.
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Movie Details:
- Director: John Ford
- Studio: MGM
- Year: 1945
- Run Time: 135 minutes
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- MPAA Rating: NR
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: War
- Filmed in: Available in Colorized Version, B&W
