They Were Expendable.

In December 1941, a squadron of PT Boats under the command of Lt. John "Brick" Brickley is sent to Manila to help defend the Philippines against a potential Japanese invasion. Eventually, the local command recognizes the effectiveness of the small boats and use them for intercepting and sinking larger Japanese boats. With the mounting Japanese onslaught against the doomed American garrisons at Bataan and Corregidor, the squadron is sent.

Credits

Cast
John Wayne, Robert Montgomery, Donna Reed

Copyright

Complete catalog record
THEY WERE EXPENDABLE. Loew's Inc., c1945. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 14 reels, sd., b&w. A John Ford Production. Based on the book by William L. White. Credits: Associate producer, Cliff Reid; director, John Ford; screenplay, Frank Wead; music score, Herbert Stothart; film editors, Frank E. Hull, Douglass Biggs. © Loew's Inc.; 16Nov45; LP13661.

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q1548954 ↗ — country
  3. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright