They Were Expendable (1945)

Cast

• 
  Robert Montgomery
  as Lt. John Brickley
• 
  John Wayne
  as Lt. J.G. "Rusty" Ryan
• 
  Donna Reed
  as Lt. Sandy Davys

• 
  Cameron Mitchell
  as Ens. George Cross
• 
  Ward Bond
  as Boats Mulcahey
• 
  Leon Ames
  as Maj. James Morton

• 
  Marshall Thompson
  as Ens. Snake Gardner
• 
  Paul Langton
  as Ens. Andy Andrews
• 
  Jack Holt
  as Gen. Martin

• 
  Arthur J. Walsh
  as Seaman Jones
• 
  Donald Curtis
  as Lt. J.G. "Shorty" Long
• 
  Jeff York
  as Ens. "Lefty" Tony Aiken

• 
  Murray Alper
  as Slug Mahan
• 
  Jack Pennick
  as Doc Charlie
• 
  Alex Havier
  as Benny Lacoco Steward

• 
  Charles Trowbridge
  as Adm. Blackwell
• 
  Robert H. Barrat
  as Gen. Douglas MacArthur
• 
  Bruce Kellogg
  as Lt. Elder Tompkins

• 
  Tim Murdock
  as Ens. Brown
• 
  Louis Jean Heydt
  as Ohio flyer in hospital
• 
  Russell Simpson
  as Dad Knowland

• 
  Vernon Steele
  as Army Doctor at Corregidor
• 
  Philip Ahn
  as Orderly
• 
  Stephen Barclay

• 
  Betty Blythe
  as Officer's Wife
• 
  Danny Borzage
• 
  Al Bridge
  as Lt. Colonel

• 
  Jack Cheatham
  as Commander
• 
  Fred Coby
• 
  William B. Davidson
  as Hotel manager

• 
  Pedro de Cordoba
  as Priest
• 
  Frank Donahue
• 
  Michael Economides

• 
  John Epper
• 
  James Farley
  as Mate
• 
  Lee Tung Foo
  as Bartender

• 
  Wallace Ford
• 
  Art Foster
• 
  Almeda Fowler

• 
  Duke Green
• 
  Sherry Hall
  as Marine Major
• 
  Robert E. Homans
  as Bartender at Manila Hotel

• 
  Michael Kirby
  as Boat crewman
• 
  Paul Kruger
• 
  Stubby Kruger
  as Boat crewman

• 
  Leota Lorraine
• 
  Trina Lowe
  as Gardner's girlfriend
• 
  Jack Luden
  as Naval Air Captain

• 
  William Lundigan
• 
  George Magrill
• 
  Eve March
  as Nurse

• 
  Kermit Maynard
  as Airport Officer
• 
  Frank McGrath
  as Slim
• 
  Henry Mirelez
  as Filipino Boy

• 
  Jack Mower
  as Officer
• 
  Forbes Murray
  as Navy Captain
• 
  William Neff

• 
  Wedgewood Nowell
• 
  Robert E. O'Connor
  as Bartender at Silver Dollar
• 
  Max Ong
  as Mayor of Cebu

• 
  Franklin Parker
  as Navy Officer
• 
  Frank Pershing
• 
  Nino Pipitone
  as Bartender's Children

• 
  Joey Ray
• 
  John Roy
• 
  Ernest Sefton

• 
  Reginald Simpson
• 
  Larry Steers
• 
  Sammy Stein
  as Boat crewman

• 
  Harry Tenbrook
  as "Cookie" Squarehead Larsen
• 
  Pacita Tod-Tod
  as Nightclub singer
• 
  Tom Tyler
  as Capt. on plane

• 
  Emmett Vogan
  as Navy Doctor
• 
  Charles Calhoun
• 
  Blake Edwards
  as Boat Crewman

• 
  Robert Thom
• 
  John Trent
• 
  Leonard Stanford

• 
  Roque Ybarra
• 
  Roy Thomas
• 
  Karl Lewis Miller

• 
  George Bruggeman
• 
  James Carlisle
• 
  Harold Kruger

• 
  James Magill
• 
  Leslie Sketchley
  as Marine Orderly
• 
  Jack Stoney

• 
  Robert Strong
• 
  Charlie Murray Jr.
  as Jeep Driver
• 
  Jack Carrington

• 
  Bruce Carruthers
• 
  Tony Carson
• 
  Roger Cole

• 
  Jane Crowley
  as Officers' Wife
• 
  Larry Dods
• 
  George Economides

• 
  Frank Eldredge
• 
  Mary Jane French
  as Lost Nurse
• 
  Jon Gilbreath
  as Sub Commander

• 
  Michael Kostrick
• 
  Jack Lee
• 
  Leonard Mellin

• 
  Bill Nind
• 
  Dan Quigg
• 
  William McKeever Riley
  as Boat Crew Member

• 
  Dutch Schlickenmeyer
• 
  Phil Schumacher
• 
  Eleanore Vogel

• 
  Hansel Warner
• 
  Billy Wilkerson
  as Sgt. Smith
• 
  John Carlyle
  as Lt. James

• 
  William McCormick
  as Wounded Officer at Airport

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