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They Were Expendable
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Directed by
John Ford  (as John Ford Captain U.S.N.R.)
Robert Montgomery (uncredited)
 
Writing credits
William L. White (book)

Frank Wead (screenplay) (as Frank Wead Comdr. U.S.N. [Ret])

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

Robert Montgomery ... Lt. John Brickley (as Robert Montgomery Comdr. U.S.N.R.)

John Wayne ... Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan

Donna Reed ... Lt. Sandy Davyss
Jack Holt ... General Martin
Ward Bond ... 'Boats' Mulcahey C.B.M.
Marshall Thompson ... Ens. 'Snake' Gardner
Paul Langton ... Ens. 'Andy' Andrews
Leon Ames ... Major James Morton
Arthur Walsh ... Seaman Jones
Donald Curtis ... Lt. (J.G.) 'Shorty' Long
Cameron Mitchell ... Ens. George Cross
Jeff York ... Ens. Tony Aiken
Murray Alper ... 'Slug' Mahan T.M. 1c
Harry Tenbrook ... 'Squarehead' Larsen SC 2c
Jack Pennick ... 'Doc'
Alex Havier ... 'Benny' Lecoco ST 3c
Charles Trowbridge ... Admiral Blackwell
Robert Barrat ... The General
Bruce Kellogg ... Elder Tompkins M.M. 2c
Tim Murdock ... Ens. Brant
Louis Jean Heydt ... 'Ohio'
Russell Simpson ... 'Dad' Knowland

Vernon Steele ... Army Doctor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pedro de Cordoba ... Priest (scenes deleted)
Philip Ahn ... Army Orderly (uncredited)
Steve Barclay ... Naval Officer (uncredited)
Bill Barnum ... Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
Betty Blythe ... Officer's Wife (uncredited)
Danny Borzage ... Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
Al Bridge ... Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
George Bruggeman ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Charles Calhoun ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
James Carlisle ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
John Carlyle ... Lt. James (uncredited)
Jack Carrington ... Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Bruce Carruthers ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Tony Carson ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham ... Commander (uncredited)
Fred Coby ... Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Roger Cole ... Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Jane Crowley ... Officer's Wife (uncredited)
Henry H. Daniels Jr. ... Sailor (uncredited)
William B. Davidson ... Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Marjorie Davies ... Nurse (uncredited)
Patrick Davis ... Pilot (uncredited)
Gary Delmar ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Larry Dods ... Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
Ernest Dominguez ... Filipino Boy (uncredited)
Frank Donahue ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
William 'Red' Donahue ... Officer at Airport (uncredited)
George Economides ... Bartender's Child (uncredited)
Michael Economides ... Bartender's Child (uncredited)
Blake Edwards ... Boat Crewman (uncredited)
Frank Eldredge ... Officer at Airport (uncredited)
John Epper ... Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Jim Farley ... (uncredited)
Charles Ferguson ... Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Leonard Fisher ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Lee Tung Foo ... Asian Bartender (uncredited)
Wallace Ford ... (uncredited)
Art Foster ... Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
Almeda Fowler ... Officer's Wife (uncredited)
Mary Jane French ... Lost Nurse (uncredited)
Jon Gilbreath ... Submarine Commander (uncredited)
Duke Green ... PT-41 Boat Starboard Torpedoman (uncredited)
Sherry Hall ... Marine Major (uncredited)
Del Hill ... Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
Robert Homans ... Bartender at Manila Hotel (uncredited)
Vincent Isla ... Filipino Schoolteacher (uncredited)
Dick Karl ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Michael Kirby ... Boat Crewman (uncredited)
Michael Kostrick ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Paul Kruger ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Stubby Kruger ... Boat Crewman (uncredited)
Jack Lee ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Donald S. Lewis ... Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Jack Lorenz ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine ... Officer's Wife (uncredited)
Trina Lowe ... Gardner's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Jack Luden ... Naval Air Captain (uncredited)
Ted Lundigan ... Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
James Magill ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
George Magrill ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Eve March ... Nurse (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard ... Airport Officer (uncredited)
Merrill McCormick ... Wounded Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Frank McGrath ... Slim Bearded CPO (uncredited)
Leonard Mellin ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Karl Miller ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Henry Mirelez ... Filipino Boy (uncredited)
Margaret Morton ... Bartender's Wife (uncredited)
Jack Mower ... Officer (uncredited)
Forbes Murray ... Navy Captain (uncredited)
Charles Murray Jr. ... Jeep Driver (uncredited)
Bill Neff ... Submarine Skipper / Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
Bill Nind ... Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor ... Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
Max Ong ... Mayor of Cebu (uncredited)
Franklin Parker ... Naval Officer (uncredited)
Frank Pershing ... Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
Nino Pipitone Jr. ... Bartender's Child (uncredited)
Dan Quigg ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Robert Shelby Randall ... Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
Clifford Rathjen ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Joey Ray ... Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
William McKeever Riley ... Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
Jack Ross ... Officer at Airport (uncredited)
John Roy ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Harold Schlickenmayer ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Phil Schumacher ... Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
Ernest Seftig ... Naval Officer (uncredited)
Jack Semple ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Brent Shugar ... Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Sam Simone ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Reginald Simpson ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Leslie Sketchley ... Marine Orderly (uncredited)
Ralph Soncuya ... Filipino Orderly (uncredited)
Leonard Stanford ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Larry Steers ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Sammy Stein ... Sammy - Boat Crewman (uncredited)
Jack Stoney ... Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
Robert Strong ... Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Roy Thomas ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Bob Thom ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Dick Thorne ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Pacita Tod-Tod ... Nightclub Singer (uncredited)
Brad Towne ... Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Jack Trent ... Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Tom Tyler ... Captain at Airport (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan ... Naval Doctor (uncredited)
Eleanore Vogel ... Officer's Wife (uncredited)
Hansel Warner ... Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Billy Wilkerson ... Sgt. Smith (uncredited)
Roque Ybarra Jr. ... Bartender's Child (uncredited)
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Produced by
Cliff Reid .... associate producer
John Ford .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Herbert Stothart 
 
Cinematography by
Joseph H. August  (as Joseph H. August Lt. Comdr. U.S.N.R.)
 
Film Editing by
Douglass Biggs 
Frank E. Hull 
 
Art Direction by
Malcolm Brown 
Cedric Gibbons 
 
Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis 
 
Costume Design by
Yvonne Wood (uncredited)
 
Makeup Department
Jack Dawn .... makeup designer
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Curtis Havens .... second unit director (as James C. Havens Captain U.S.M.C.R.)
Edward O'Fearna .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Ralph S. Hurst .... associate set decorator
 
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer .... recording director
Michael Steinore .... sound effects (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
A. Arnold Gillespie .... special effects
Donald Jahraus .... special effects (uncredited)
R.A. MacDonald .... special effects (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Jack Stoney .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Harold Byrns .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Alberto Colombo .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Murray Cutter .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Wally Heglin .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Eric Zeisl .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Robert Montgomery .... director: rear projection plates (uncredited)
 
Crew verified as complete

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