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They Were Expendable

A Navy commander fights to prove the battle-worthiness of the PT boat at the start of World War II.

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John Ford, Robert Montgomery

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Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 nominations total

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Lt. John Brickley

Robert Montgomery

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

Lt. Sandy Davyss

Gen. Martin

'Boats' Mulcahey C.B.M.

Ens. 'Snake' Gardner

Marshall Thompson

Ens. 'Andy' Andrews

Maj. James Morton

Seaman Jones

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

Ens. George Cross

Cameron Mitchell

Ens. Tony Aiken

'Slug' Mahan T.M. 1c

'Squarehead' Larsen SC 2c

'Doc'

'Benny' Lecoco ST 3c

Adm. Blackwell

Charles Trowbridge

The General

Elder Tompkins M.M. 2c

Ens. Brant

'Ohio'

Louis Jean Heydt

'Dad' Knowland

Russell Simpson

Army Doctor

Priest

Pedro de Cordoba

Army Orderly

Naval Officer

Boat Crew Member

Officer's Wife

Boat Crew Member

Lieutenant Colonel

Man in Admiral's Office

George Bruggeman

Man in Admiral's Office

Charles Calhoun

Man in Admiral's Office

Lt. James

Officer at Airport

Jack Carrington

Man in Admiral's Office

Bruce Carruthers

Man in Admiral's Office

Commander

Officer at Airport

Officer at Airport

Officer's Wife

Sailor

Henry H. Daniels Jr.

Hotel Manager

William B. Davidson

Nurse

Marjorie Davies

Pilot

Man in Admiral's Office

Boat Crew Member

Filipino Boy

Ernest Dominguez

Man in Admiral's Office

Officer at Airport

William 'Red' Donahue

Bartender's Child

George Economides

Bartender's Child

Michael Economides

Boat Crewman

Officer at Airport

Officer at Airport

Officer at Airport

Charles Ferguson

Man in Admiral's Office

Asian Bartender

Boat Crew Member

Officer's Wife

Lost Nurse

Mary Jane French

'Snuffy' Submarine Commander

Sailor

PT-41 Boat Starboard Torpedoman

Marine Major

Bar Patron

Boat Crew Member

Bartender at Manila Hotel

Filipino Schoolteacher

Man in Admiral's Office

Boat Crewman

Man in Admiral's Office

Michael Kostrick

Man in Admiral's Office

Boat Crewman

Man in Admiral's Office

Officer at Airport

Donald S. Lewis

Man in Admiral's Office

Officer's Wife

Gardner's Girlfriend

Naval Air Captain

Boat Crew Member

Man in Admiral's Office

Man in Admiral's Office

Nurse

Soldier

Airport Officer

Wounded Officer at Airport

Merrill McCormick

'Slim' - Bearded CPO

Man in Admiral's Office

Minor Role

Man in Admiral's Office

Filipino Boy

Bartender's Wife

Margaret Morton

Officer

Jeep Driver

Charles Murray Jr.

Navy Captain

Submarine Skipper

Officer at Airport

Man in Admiral's Office

Wedgwood Nowell

Silver Dollar Bartender

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Mayor of Cebu

Naval Officer

Franklin Parker

Boat Crew Member

Bartender's Child

Nino Pipitone Jr.

Man in Admiral's Office

Boat Crew Member

Robert Shelby Randall

Man in Admiral's Office

Clifford Rathjen

Boat Crew Member

Boat Crew Member

William McKeever Riley

Officer at Airport

Man in Admiral's Office

Man in Admiral's Office

Harold Schlickenmayer

Boat Crew Member

Phil Schumacher

Naval Officer

Man in Admiral's Office

Officer at Airport

Man in Admiral's Office

Man in Admiral's Office

Reginald Simpson

Marine Orderly

Leslie Sketchley

Filipino Orderly

Man in Admiral's Office

Man in Admiral's Office

Sammy - Boat Crewman

Boat Crew Member

Officer at Airport

Man in Admiral's Office

Man in Admiral's Office

Man in Admiral's Office

Nightclub Singer

Man in Admiral's Office

Officer at Airport

Captain at Airport

Naval Doctor

Officer's Wife

Officer at Airport

Sgt. Smith

William Wilkerson

Bartender's Child

Roque Ybarra Jr.

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Lt. 'rusty' Ryan Lt. John Brickley Lt. Sandy Davyss Ens. 'snake' Gardner 'squarehead' Larsen Sc 2c 'doc''slug' Mahan T.m. 1c Seaman Jones Admiral Blackwell

All boats from Brick. - They Were Expendable

All boats from Brick.

All boats from Brick.
All boats from Brick.
Nice going. - They Were Expendable

All boats from Brick. All boats from Brick. Nice going.

It's wonderful the way - They Were Expendable

It's wonderful the way

Lt's wonderful the way
people believe... - They Were Expendable

Lt's wonderful the way people believe...

-Nice show today, fellas.
-Thank you.
Lieutenant? - They Were Expendable

-Nice show today, fellas. -Thank you. Lieutenant?

L want you to meet Andy Andrews.
He just reported. Shorty Long. - They Were Expendable

L want you to meet Andy Andrews. He just reported. Shorty Lo...

Look Brick for years I've been taking your fatherly advice - They Were Expendable

Look Brick for years I've been taking your fatherly...

Sorry to have to interrupt you. - They Were Expendable

Sorry to have to interrupt you.

Let's go, Rusty. - They Were Expendable

Let's go, Rusty.

Land where my fathers died - They Were Expendable

Land where my fathers died

Hold it. - They Were Expendable

Any hot dope, Whitey? - They Were Expendable

Any hot dope, Whitey?

That's probably where they'll attack.
Carry on. - They Were Expendable

That's probably where they'll attack. Carry on.

Gentlemen. - They Were Expendable

Here are the orders. - They Were Expendable

Here are the orders.

Got anything for us?
What do you call that outfit again? - They Were Expendable

Got anything for us? What do you call that outfit again?

Have one boat patrol the bay
and one stand by for messenger duty. - They Were Expendable

Have one boat patrol the bay and one stand by for messenger ...

All boats fueled. Torpedoes will
be loaded within a half-hour.
Any dope? - They Were Expendable

All boats fueled. Torpedoes will be loaded within a half-hou...

Those are Jap planes. - They Were Expendable

Those are Jap planes.

All boats out in the bay. - They Were Expendable

All boats out in the bay.

Ls that another drill?
Can't be a drill. - They Were Expendable

Ls that another drill? Can't be a drill.

One formation. - They Were Expendable

Scatter plan Baker.
Scatter plan Baker. - They Were Expendable

Scatter plan Baker. Scatter plan Baker.

Good shooting, Smokey.
Recognize him? - They Were Expendable

Good shooting, Smokey. Recognize him?

All boats from 41. - They Were Expendable

All boats from 41.

Pretty rugged, isn't it? - They Were Expendable

Pretty rugged, isn't it?

We've checked everything, sir.
The storeroom's gone. - They Were Expendable

We've checked everything, sir. The storeroom's gon...

Wonder if they have
any torpedoes at Corregidor. - They Were Expendable

Wonder if they have any torpedoes at Corregidor.

Hi. - They Were Expendable

What are you looking at?
Just looking for the Arizona
to come steaming up to base... - They Were Expendable

What are you looking at? Just looking for the Arizona to com...

Some Army boys told us a Jap task force
is headed for Lingayen Gulf. - They Were Expendable

Some Army boys told us a Jap task force is headed for Lingay...

Mr. Brickley, the admiral, sir.
Right away. - They Were Expendable

Mr. Brickley, the admiral, sir. Right away.

Fire in the paint locker - They Were Expendable

Fire in the paint locker

Listen son you and I are professionals - They Were Expendable

Listen son you and I are professionals

Thank you. - They Were Expendable

Are you kidding, Brick? - They Were Expendable

Are you kidding, Brick?

Are you kidding Brick - They Were Expendable

Are you kidding Brick

Any chow, Brick? - They Were Expendable

Any chow, Brick?

Holy smokes cook You call that soup - They Were Expendable

Holy smokes cook You call that soup

L think one boat,
don't you, Mr. Ryan? - They Were Expendable

L think one boat, don't you, Mr. Ryan?

We haven't got enough
steel helmets to go around... - They Were Expendable

We haven't got enough steel helmets to go around...

Fellas - They Were Expendable

You're going to sick bay, fella.
You aren't afraid of a little
competition, are you, Brick? - They Were Expendable

You're going to sick bay, fella. You aren't afraid...

Corpsman! Corpsman! - They Were Expendable

Corpsman! Corpsman!

Lt's just a little cut
along the finger. l don't-- - They Were Expendable

Lt's just a little cut along the finger. l don't--

Shirts are hard to get out here.
So are artificial arms. - They Were Expendable

Shirts are hard to get out here. So are artificial arms.

Unfasten your pants. - They Were Expendable

Unfasten your pants.

Come right a little. - They Were Expendable

Come right a little.

-What's wrong?
-This gas was loaded with wax.
Sabotage. - They Were Expendable

-What's wrong? -This gas was loaded with wax. Sabotage.

Abandon ship! - They Were Expendable

The shore batteries got
the 31 boat, sir.
Stand by your torpedo tubes. - They Were Expendable

The shore batteries got the 31 boat, sir. Stand by your torp...

Stand by! - They Were Expendable

-Well, Cookie, we did it.
-Did what? - They Were Expendable

-Well, Cookie, we did it. -Did what?

Tompkins. - They Were Expendable

Our club on Bataan took another
rap on the chin last night. - They Were Expendable

Our club on Bataan took another rap on the chin last night.

Enemy aircraft approaching.
Secure all ventilators and bulkheads. - They Were Expendable

Enemy aircraft approaching. Secure all ventilators and bulkh...

That's a nice kind of a girl
to have around...
...in wartime. - They Were Expendable

That's a nice kind of a girl to have around... ...in wa...

Pretty tough, huh? - They Were Expendable

Pretty tough, huh?

Got to look pretty
for that dance tonight. - They Were Expendable

Got to look pretty for that dance tonight.

Listen sister I don't dance And I can't take time out now to learn - They Were Expendable

Listen sister I don't dance And I can't take time...

Now, wait a minute
before you start popping off. - They Were Expendable

Now, wait a minute before you start popping off.

-Hello.
-Hello. - They Were Expendable

-Hello. -Hello.

Good evening, Mr. Ryan. - They Were Expendable

Good evening, Mr. Ryan.

Think you better put
that arm back in the sling?
You might use it someday... - They Were Expendable

Think you better put that arm back in the sling? You might u...

Lt's rather like back home,
isn't it? - They Were Expendable

Lt's rather like back home, isn't it?

Those gun flashes...
...look like fireflies. - They Were Expendable

Those gun flashes... ...look like fireflies.

Hi, Rusty. - They Were Expendable

Andy did a pretty good job
on the cruiser. - They Were Expendable

Andy did a pretty good job on the cruiser.

Why not? - They Were Expendable

That's tough luck, Andy. - They Were Expendable

That's tough luck, Andy.

You never saw nothing like it.
We blew that Nip out of the water! - They Were Expendable

You never saw nothing like it. We blew that Nip out of the w...

-Glad to see you aboard, Miss Davyss.
-Thank you. Good evening. - They Were Expendable

-Glad to see you aboard, Miss Davyss. -Thank you. Good eveni...

Mr. Long. - They Were Expendable

Dinner is served, sir.
Thank you. - They Were Expendable

Dinner is served, sir. Thank you.

Thank you. - They Were Expendable

Dear old girl - They Were Expendable

Terrific! Wonderful! - They Were Expendable

Terrific! Wonderful!

Thank you very much for coming over. - They Were Expendable

Thank you very much for coming over.

L don't know when l've
had such a nice time. - They Were Expendable

L don't know when l've had such a nice time.

How's the chow?
Great! - They Were Expendable

How's the chow? Great!

Crying? - They Were Expendable

Easy does it.
Bring those boards up. - They Were Expendable

Easy does it. Bring those boards up.

We can take all we got, sir. - They Were Expendable

We can take all we got, sir.

Just for two minutes.
Be cheerful and, you know,
give him the old one-two-three. - They Were Expendable

Just for two minutes. Be cheerful and, you know, give him th...

L guess l've written
about all l had to say. - They Were Expendable

L guess l've written about all l had to say.

Ls there anybody on duty there? - They Were Expendable

Ls there anybody on duty there?

Oh, what's the use?
Here! Take it easy! - They Were Expendable

Oh, what's the use? Here! Take it easy!

Maybe.... - They Were Expendable

Shalom aleichem Sammy Same to you baby - They Were Expendable

Shalom aleichem Sammy Same to you baby

Sir, please autograph my hat. - They Were Expendable

Sir, please autograph my hat.

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A Navy commander fights to prove the battle-worthiness of the PT boat at the start of World War II.

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Director: John Ford, Robert Montgomery

Writer: William L. White, Frank Wead, Norman Corwin

Production: N/A

Genre: drama, war

Year: 1945

MetaScore: 86/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 31 Dec 1945

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 nominations total

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