"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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Made by the highly influential Russian cameraman Roman Karmen, this documentary vividly features Albanian life immediately after the communists came to power in 1944.
Head over heels in love with a stern and cold older businessman's young wife, a reporter is seduced into conspiring to murder him so she can inherit his estate, while pinning the murder on another businessman.
A young diplomat falls in love with a lady he has followed in the street and in order to establish a relationship, he introduces her into her house proposing a connection between Titì, the lady's dog and her Pekingese.
A dog trains for the battlefield and becomes a crucial part of the United States military. This 1945 short documentary film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short, One-Reel.
