They were expendable / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; a John Ford production ; producer/director, John Ford ; screenplay, Frank Wead.

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In the early days of World War II, the Japanese navy pressed relentlessly into the Philippines. Two American skippers are determined to prove that their small PT boats can be shaped into an effective battle fleet against the larger Japanese cruisers.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:They were expendable (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Montgomery, Robert, 1904-1981
Wayne, John, 1907-1979
Reed, Donna, 1921-1986
Ford, John, 1894-1973
White, William Lindsay, 1900-1973
Language:English
French
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional subtitles in English and French; closed-captioned.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2000, ©1945.
Edition:Standard version.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
White, William Lindsay, > 1900-1973 > Film adaptations.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Philippines > Drama.
Torpedo-boats > Drama.
Feature films > United States.
Feature films.
Drama.
Film adaptations.
White, William Lindsay, > 1900-1973.
1939-1945
Military campaigns.
Torpedo-boats.
Philippines.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Feature films
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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