Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘They Were Expendable’: A Stirring Tribute to a Lesser-Known Theater of World War II

The two main actors in the movie are Robert Montgomery (L) and John Wayne in “They Were Expendable.” Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Not Rated | 2h 15min | Drama, War | 1945

As an Army vet, I’ve watched quite a few war movies. But as a landlubber, I’ve never known much about the PT boats I’ve seen snaking through jungle rivers in movies about the Vietnam War. Director John Ford sheds light on their impact in one of his lesser-known movies, long before the Vietnam era.