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' | |name = ''They Were Expendable'' | ||
|picture = TWEPoster.jpg | |||
|caption = ''Movie poster'' | |||
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States | |||
|director = [[John Ford]]<br>[[Robert Montgomery]] | |||
|date= 1945 | |||
|language = English<BR> | |||
|studio=MGM | |||
|distributor=Lowe's | |||
|character1=Lieutenant John Brickley | |||
|actor1=[[Robert Montgomery]] | |||
|character2= Lieutenant (junior grade) "Rusty" Ryan | |||
|actor2=[[John Wayne]] | |||
|character3=BMC "Boats" Mulcahey | |||
|actor3=[[Ward Bond]] | |||
|character4= Ensign "Snake" Gardner | |||
|actor4=[[Marshall Thompson]] | |||
|character5=General Martin | |||
|actor5=[[Jack Holt]] | |||
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'''''They Were Expendable''''' is a 1945 WWII film that focuses on the story of Navy Lt. John Brickley and Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3. Lt. John Brickley ([[Robert Montgomery]]) and his squadron are stationed in the Philippines before the start of World War II. Once the war starts the whole squadron including the executive officer Lieutenant JG 'Rusty' Ryan ([[John Wayne]]) are itching to fight the Japanese. They soon find out that they are to just buy time for the United States to gear up for war after the defeat at Pearl Harbor. The biggest mission for Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3 is to help General Douglas MacArthur his family and General Staff to escape Corregidor. While a work of fiction, the story is based on actual events and people. The characters John Brickley (Montgomery) and Rusty Ryan (Wayne) are fictionalizations of PT-Boat Squadron Three Commander John D. Bulkeley (Medal of Honor) and his executive officer Lieutenant Robert Kelly (Navy Cross), respectively. The movie was filmed in the winter and spring of 1945 in and around Key West and other parts of Florida. The production received extensive support from the U.S. Navy to include two active-duty PT boats and Navy airplanes painted to double as Japanese aircraft. Director John Ford was hurt during the filming and had Robert Montgomery fill in for him. This would lead to Montgomery moving into directing a couple years later with ''[[Lady in the Lake]]''. | |||
'''The following guns were used in the movie They Were Expendable:''' | '''The following guns were used in the movie They Were Expendable:''' | ||
==Browning M2 Aircraft== | ==Browning M2 Aircraft== | ||
[[Image:M2aircraft.jpg|400px|thumb|none| | [[Image:M2aircraft.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Browning M2 Aircraft - .50 cal]] | ||
[[Image:TWE 1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Crewman firing live dual 50 cal. Browning M2 Aircraft guns on PT Boat. Notice the ammo loading in to the weapon]] | [[Image:TWE 1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Crewman firing live dual 50 cal. [[Browning M2|Browning M2 Aircraft guns]] on PT Boat. Notice the ammo loading in to the weapon]] | ||
[[Image:TWE 2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Crewman firing live dual 50 cal. Browning M2 Aircraft guns on PT Boat. Notice the ammo loading in to the weapon]] | [[Image:TWE 2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Crewman firing live dual 50 cal. [[Browning M2|Browning M2 Aircraft guns]] on PT Boat. Notice the ammo loading in to the weapon]] | ||
[[Image:TWE 3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Crewman firing live dual 50 cal. Browning M2 Aircraft guns on PT Boat]] | [[Image:TWE 3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Crewman firing live dual 50 cal. [[Browning M2|Browning M2 Aircraft guns]] on PT Boat]] | ||
[[Image:TWE 4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Crewman firing dual Browning M2 Aircraft guns on PT Boat]] | [[Image:TWE 4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Crewman firing dual [[Browning M2|Browning M2 Aircraft guns]] on PT Boat]] | ||
[[Image:TWE 8.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Crewman firing dual Browning M2 Aircraft guns on PT Boat]] | [[Image:TWE 8.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Crewman firing dual [[Browning M2|Browning M2 Aircraft guns]] on PT Boat]] | ||
[[Image:TWE 9.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Crewman firing dual Browning M2 Aircraft guns on PT Boat]] | [[Image:TWE 9.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Crewman firing dual [[Browning M2|Browning M2 Aircraft guns]] on PT Boat]] | ||
==1903 Springfield Rifle== | ==1903 Springfield Rifle== | ||
[[Image:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[Image:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1903 Springfield Rifle - .30-06]] | ||
[[Image:TWE 5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|US Navy sailor carrying a 1903 Springfield Rifle]] | [[Image:TWE 5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|US Navy sailor carrying a [[M1903 Springfield|1903 Springfield Rifle]]]] | ||
[[Image:TWE 11.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lieutenant JG 'Rusty' Ryan ([[John Wayne]]) holding a [[M1903 Springfield|1903 Springfield Rifle]]]] | |||
==Colt | ==Colt M1928A1 Thompson== | ||
[[ | The [[M1928A1 Thompson]] is seen carried by several characters including Lt. John Brickley ([[Robert Montgomery]]). | ||
[[Image:TWE 6.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Tim Murdock | [[File:M1928A1 Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP ]] | ||
[[Image:TWE | [[Image:TWE 6.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ensign Brant ([[Tim Murdock]]) holding a [[Thompson Submachine Gun|Colt M1928A1 Thompson Submachine Gun]].]] | ||
[[Image:TWE 12.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lt. John Brickley ([[Robert Montgomery]]) with the [[Thompson Submachine Gun|Colt 1928A1 Thompson]].]] | |||
[[Image:TWE 11.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lt. John Brickley ([[Robert Montgomery]]) holding a [[Thompson Submachine Gun|Colt 1928A1 Thompson]].]] | |||
==Browning Automatic Rifle== | ==Browning Automatic Rifle== | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:BARearlymodel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06]] | ||
[[Image:TWE 7.jpg|thumb|none|400px|US Navy Crewman carrying a early Browning Automatic Rifle]] | [[Image:TWE 7.jpg|thumb|none|400px|US Navy Crewman carrying a early [[Browning Automatic Rifle]]]] | ||
==Smith & Wesson Victory Model== | ==Smith & Wesson Victory Model== | ||
[[Image:S&W-Victory-Model.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[Image:S&W-Victory-Model.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson Victory Model, .38 S&W]] | ||
[[Image:TWE 10.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[Image:TWE 10.jpg|thumb|none|400px|'Dad' Knowland ([[Russell Simpson]]) carrying a [[Smith & Wesson Victory Model|Smith & Wesson Victory Model]] in holster]] | ||
==Colt 1911 Pistol== | ==Colt 1911 Pistol== | ||
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt 1911 Pistol - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:TWE 11.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[Image:TWE 11.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lt. John Brickley ([[Robert Montgomery]]) carrying a [[M1911 pistol series|Colt 1911 Pistol]] in holster]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War | [[Category:War]] | ||
[[Category:B&W]] | |||
[[Category:John Ford]] | |||
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They Were Expendable is a 1945 WWII film that focuses on the story of Navy Lt. John Brickley and Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3. Lt. John Brickley (Robert Montgomery) and his squadron are stationed in the Philippines before the start of World War II. Once the war starts the whole squadron including the executive officer Lieutenant JG 'Rusty' Ryan (John Wayne) are itching to fight the Japanese. They soon find out that they are to just buy time for the United States to gear up for war after the defeat at Pearl Harbor. The biggest mission for Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3 is to help General Douglas MacArthur his family and General Staff to escape Corregidor. While a work of fiction, the story is based on actual events and people. The characters John Brickley (Montgomery) and Rusty Ryan (Wayne) are fictionalizations of PT-Boat Squadron Three Commander John D. Bulkeley (Medal of Honor) and his executive officer Lieutenant Robert Kelly (Navy Cross), respectively. The movie was filmed in the winter and spring of 1945 in and around Key West and other parts of Florida. The production received extensive support from the U.S. Navy to include two active-duty PT boats and Navy airplanes painted to double as Japanese aircraft. Director John Ford was hurt during the filming and had Robert Montgomery fill in for him. This would lead to Montgomery moving into directing a couple years later with Lady in the Lake.
The following guns were used in the movie They Were Expendable:
Browning M2 Aircraft
1903 Springfield Rifle
Colt M1928A1 Thompson
The M1928A1 Thompson is seen carried by several characters including Lt. John Brickley (Robert Montgomery).
