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They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable(1945)

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Director

John Ford Director
James C. Havens Captain U.S.M.C.R. 2nd unit dir
Robert Montgomery Fill-In Director
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Edward O'Fearna Assistant Director
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Cast

Robert Montgomery Lt. John Brickley
John Wayne Lt., J.G., "Rusty" Ryan
Donna Reed Lt. Sandy Davyss
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Jack Holt General Martin
Ward Bond "Boats" Mulcahey, C.R.M.
Marshall Thompson Ens. "Snake" Gardner
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Paul Langton Ens. "Andy" Andrews
Leon Ames Major James Morton
Arthur Walsh Seaman Jones
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Donald Curtis Lt., J.G., "Shorty" Long
Cameron Mitchell Ens. George Cross
Jeff York Ens. Tony Aiken
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Murray Alper "Slug" Mahan T.M. 1c
Harry Tenbrook "Squarehead" Larsen, S.C. 2c
Jack Pennick "Doc" [the storekeeper]
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Alex Havier "Benny" Lecoco, S.T. 3c
Charles Trowbridge Admiral Blackwell
Robert Barrat The General [Douglas MacArthur]
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Bruce Kellogg Elder Tompkins, M.M. 2c
Tim Murdock Ens. Brant
Louis Jean Heydt "Ohio"
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Russell Simpson "Dad" Knowland
Vernon Steele Army doctor [at Corregidor]
Pedro de Cordoba The Priest
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Trina Lowe Gardner's girl friend
Robert Shelby Randall Boat crew member
Sammy Stein Boat crew member
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Art Foster Boat crew member
Frank McGrath Boat crew member
Larry Dods Boat crew member
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Jack Stoney Boat crew member
Duke Green Boat crew member
Stubby Kruger Boat crew member
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Phil Schumacher Boat crew member
Frank Pershing Boat crew member
Joey Ray Boat crew member
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Dan Borzage Boat crew member
Blake Edwards Boat crew member
Del Hill Boat crew member
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Bill Barnum Boat crew member
Ted Lundigan Boat crew member
Michael Kirby Boat crew member
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Wm. McKeever Riley Boat crew
Ernest Saftig Navy officer
Stephen Barclay Navy officer
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Franklin Parker Navy officer
Robert E. O'Connor Bartender at the Silver Dollar
Leslie Sketchley Marine orderly
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Phillip Ahn Army orderly
Pacita Tod-Tod Filipino singer
Robert Homans Bartender at the Manila Hotel
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William B. Davidson Hotel manager
Jack Cheatham Commander
Forbes Murray Navy captain
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Emmett Vogan Capt., Navy doctor
Sherry Hall Marine major
Alan Bridge Lieutenant colonel
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Jack Luden Naval air captain
Jon Gilbreath Sub commander
Marjorie Davies Nurse
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Eve March Nurse
Karl Miller Admiral's office employee
Les Stanford Admiral's office employee
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George Bruggeman Admiral's office employee
Reginald Simpson Admiral's office employee
James Carlisle Admiral's office employee
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Dutch Schlickenmayer Admiral's office employee
Tony Carson Admiral's office employee
Jack Lorenz Admiral's office employee
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Brad Towne Admiral's office employee
Charles Calhoun Admiral's office employee
Leonard Mellin Admiral's office employee
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Frank Donahue Admiral's office employee
Dan Quigg Admiral's office employee
Clifford Rathjen Admiral's office employee
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Dick Earle Admiral's office employee
Jack Lee Admiral's office employee
Wedgewood Nowell Admiral's office employee
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Dick Thorne Admiral's office employee
Leonard Fisher Admiral's office employee
Jack Shea Admiral's office employee
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John Roy Admiral's office employee
Michael Kostrick Admiral's office employee
Jimmy Magill Admiral's office employee
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George Magrill Admiral's office employee
Sam Simone Admiral's office employee
Paul Kruger Admiral's office employee
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Bruce Carruthers Admiral's office employee
Jack Semple Admiral's office employee
Roy Thomas Admiral's office employee
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Bob Thom Admiral's office employee
Larry Steers Admiral's office employee
Gary Delmar Admiral's office employee
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Eleanor Vogel Officer's wife
Jane Crowley Officer's wife
Leota Lorraine Officer's wife
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Almeda Fowler Officer's wife
Betty Blythe Officer's wife
Charles Murray Jr. Jeep driver
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Margaret Morton Bartender's wife
George Economides Bartender's child
Michael Economides Bartender's child
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Roque Ybarra Jr. Bartender's child
Nino Pipitone Jr. Bartener's child
Ralph Soncuya Filipino orderly
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Vincent Isla Filipino schoolteacher
Max Ong Mayor of Cebu/Filipino man
William Neff Sub skipper
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Jim Farley Mate
Ernest Dominguez Filipino boy
Henry Mirelez Filipino boy
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Lee Tung Foo Bartender
Tom Tyler Capt. of airport
Bill Wilkerson Sgt. Smith
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John Carlyle Lt. James
Patrick Davis Pilot
Mary Jane French Lost nurse
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Roger Cole Officer at airport
Fred Beckner Officer at airport
Jack Ross Officer at airport
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Brent Shugar Officer at airport
Kermit Maynard Officer at airport
Bill Donahue Officer at airport
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Frank Eldredge Officer at airport
Jack Carrington Officer at airport
Hansel Warner Officer at airport
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Charles Ferguson Officer at airport
Jack Trent Officer at airport
Robert Strong Officer at airport
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William McCormick Officer at airport
John Eppers Officer at airport
Bill Nind Officer at airport
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Don Lewis Officer at airport
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Cinematography

Joseph H. August Lt. Comdr. U.S.N.R. Director of Photography
Herbert Fischer 2nd Camera
Emilio Calori Assistant Camera
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Writer

Frank Wead Screenwriter
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Producer

Cliff Reid Associate Producer
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Editing

Frank E. Hull Film Editor
Douglass Biggs Film Editor
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Music

Herbert Stothart Music Score
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Art Director

Cedric Gibbons Art Director
Malcolm Brown Art Director
Howard Campbell Art Director
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Visual Effects

A. Arnold Gillespie Special Effects
Warren Newcombe Matte paintings
Mark Davis Matte paintings, cam
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Donald Jahraus Miniatures asst
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Make-Up

Jack Dawn Makeup created by
Sam Polo Makeup
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Art Department

Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
Ralph S. Hurst Associate (Sets)
Neal Wheeler Props
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Sound

Douglas Shearer Recording Director
Lowell S. Kinsall Unit mixer
James Z. Flaster Re-rec and eff mixer
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Robert W. Shirley Re-rec and eff mixer
Newell Sparks Re-rec and eff mixer
William Steinkamp Re-rec and eff mixer
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Michael Steinore Re-rec and eff mixer
John A. Williams Re-rec and eff mixer
M. J. MacLaughlin Mus mixer
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Herbert Stahlberg Mus mixer
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Production Companies

John Ford Company
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Film Production - Main

Gil Kurland Unit Manager
George Richelavie Research dir
Gladys Norvell Asst research dir
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Ernest Saftig Technical Advisor
Johnny Bance Scr clerk
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