THEY WERE EXPENDABLE
As the Philippines fall, PT boat captains played by Robert Montgomery (an actual wartime boat commander) and John Wayne spectacularly battle the invaders and evacuate MacArthur (one sailor even asks for his autograph) in director John Ford's masterpiece of victory in defeat. With Ford regular Ward Bond and a pre-Oscar® Donna Reed (FROM HERE TO ETERNITY). DIR/PROD John Ford; SCR Frank Wead, from the novel by William Lindsay White. U.S., 1945, b&w, 136 min. NOT RATED
AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 136 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, August 16, 2024
Genre: Drama
