"A Tribute to Those Who Did So Much... With So Little!"07 December 1945Drama, War135 mins
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.
A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.
The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.
Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.
David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy was raised.
A Polish spy working for the British during World War II is betrayed and compromised in Warsaw, leaving her no other choice but to descend into a dangerous world of treachery and deception in order to survive.
While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife.
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They Were Expendable - Original Theatrical Trailer
Supplies are dwindling. Troops are hopelessly outnumbered. But even in defeat there is victory. The defenders of the Philippines -- including PT-boat skippers ...
They Were Expendable Theatrical Movie Trailer (1945)
They Were Expendable was based on the real life heroics of Lieutenants John Bulkeley and Robert Kelly. The movie accurately depicts the defense of the ...
PT Boats Sink Japanese Cruiser in "They Were Expendable" 1945
John Wayne as the XO making his gun run. Robert Montgomery as the PT boat commander who later became a successful producer and director.
THEY WERE EXPENDABLE(1945) Original Theatrical Trailer
Supplies are dwindling. Troops are hopelessly outnumbered. But even in defeat there is victory. The defenders of the Philippines -- including PT-boat skippers ...
PT Boat Squadron in Formation "They Were Expendable" 1945
Six PT boats show off to the Admiral and his staff in Manila before WWII begins.
They Were Expendable
Oscar and Golden Globe-winner John Wayne ("True Grit" "Stagecoach") stars in this moving drama about a Navy commander who fights to prove the ...
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