

MOVIE
They Were Expendable
A Tribute to Those Who Did So Much... With So Little!
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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They Were Expendable in its release era
Released in 1945, They Were Expendable sits inside the 1940s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1945-12-07
- Rating
- NR
- TMDB score
- 6.5/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United States of America
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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