They Were Expendable Movie - The Forgotten Mess You'll Regret Remembering

Robert Montgomery as Lt. John Brickley
John Wayne as Lt.
Donna Reed as Lt. Sandy Davyss
Jack Holt as Gen. Martin
Ward Bond as 'Boats' Mulcahey C.B.M.
Marshall Thompson as Ens. 'Snake' Gardner
Paul Langton as Ens. 'Andy' Andrews
Leon Ames as Maj. James Morton
Arthur Walsh as Seaman Jones
Donald Curtis as Lt.
Cameron Mitchell as Ens. George Cross
Jeff York as Ens. Tony Aiken
Murray Alper as 'Slug' Mahan T.M. 1c
Harry Tenbrook as 'Squarehead' Larsen SC 2c
Jack Pennick as 'Doc'
Alex Havier as 'Benny' Lecoco ST 3c
Charles Trowbridge as Adm. Blackwell
Robert Barrat as The General
Bruce Kellogg as Elder Tompkins M.M. 2c
Tim Murdock as Ens. Brant
Louis Jean Heydt as 'Ohio'
Russell Simpson as 'Dad' Knowland
Vernon Steele as Army Doctor
Pedro de Cordoba as Priest
Philip Ahn as Army Orderly
Steve Barclay as Naval Officer
Bill Barnum as Boat Crew Member
Betty Blythe as Officer's Wife
Danny Borzage as Boat Crew Member
Al Bridge as Lieutenant Colonel
George Bruggeman as Man in Admiral's Office
Charles Calhoun as Man in Admiral's Office
James Carlisle as Man in Admiral's Office
John Carlyle as Lt. James
Jack Carrington as Officer at Airport
Bruce Carruthers as Man in Admiral's Office
Tony Carson as Man in Admiral's Office
Jack Cheatham as Commander
Fred Coby as Officer at Airport
Roger Cole as Officer at Airport
Jane Crowley as Officer's Wife
Henry H. Daniels Jr. as Sailor
William B. Davidson as Hotel Manager
Marjorie Davies as Nurse
Patrick Davis as Pilot
Gary Delmar as Man in Admiral's Office
Larry Dods as Boat Crew Member
Ernest Dominguez as Filipino Boy
Frank Donahue as Man in Admiral's Office
William 'Red' Donahue as Officer at Airport
George Economides as Bartender's Child
Michael Economides as Bartender's Child
Blake Edwards as Boat Crewman
Frank Eldredge as Officer at Airport
John Epper as Officer at Airport
Jim Farley as
Charles Ferguson as Officer at Airport
Leonard Fisher as Man in Admiral's Office
Lee Tong Foo as Asian Bartender
Art Foster as Boat Crew Member
Almeda Fowler as Officer's Wife
Mary Jane French as Lost Nurse
Jon Gilbreath as 'Snuffy' Submarine Commander
James Gonzalez as Sailor
Duke Green as PT-41 Boat Starboard Torpedoman
Sherry Hall as Marine Major
Stuart Hall as Bar Patron
Del Hill as Boat Crew Member
Robert Homans as Bartender at Manila Hotel
Vincent Isla as Filipino Schoolteacher
Dick Karl as Man in Admiral's Office
Michael Kirby as Boat Crewman
Michael Kostrick as Man in Admiral's Office
Paul Kruger as Man in Admiral's Office
Stubby Kruger as Boat Crewman
Jack Lee as Man in Admiral's Office
Donald S. Lewis as Officer at Airport
Jack Lorenz as Man in Admiral's Office
Leota Lorraine as Officer's Wife
Trina Lowe as Gardner's Girlfriend
Jack Luden as Naval Air Captain
Ted Lundigan as Boat Crew Member
James Magill as Man in Admiral's Office
George Magrill as Man in Admiral's Office
Eve March as Nurse
Maurice Marks as Soldier
Kermit Maynard as Airport Officer
Merrill McCormick as Wounded Officer at Airport
Frank McGrath as 'Slim' - Bearded CPO
Leonard Mellin as Man in Admiral's Office
Robert Milasch as Minor Role
Karl Miller as Man in Admiral's Office
Henry Mirelez as Filipino Boy
Margaret Morton as Bartender's Wife
Jack Mower as Officer
Charles Murray Jr. as Jeep Driver
Forbes Murray as Navy Captain
Bill Neff as Submarine Skipper
Bill Nind as Officer at Airport
Wedgwood Nowell as Man in Admiral's Office
Robert Emmett O'Connor as Silver Dollar Bartender
Max Ong as Mayor of Cebu
Franklin Parker as Naval Officer
Frank Pershing as Boat Crew Member
Nino Pipitone Jr. as Bartender's Child
Dan Quigg as Man in Admiral's Office
Robert Shelby Randall as Boat Crew Member
Clifford Rathjen as Man in Admiral's Office
Joey Ray as Boat Crew Member
William McKeever Riley as Boat Crew Member
Jack Ross as Officer at Airport
John Roy as Man in Admiral's Office
Harold Schlickenmayer as Man in Admiral's Office
Phil Schumacher as Boat Crew Member
Ernest Seftig as Naval Officer
Jack Semple as Man in Admiral's Office
Brent Shugar as Officer at Airport
Sam Simone as Man in Admiral's Office
Reginald Simpson as Man in Admiral's Office
Leslie Sketchley as Marine Orderly
Ralph Soncuya as Filipino Orderly
Les Stanford as Man in Admiral's Office
Larry Steers as Man in Admiral's Office
Sammy Stein as Sammy - Boat Crewman
Jack Stoney as Boat Crew Member
Robert Strong as Officer at Airport
Bob Thom as Man in Admiral's Office
Roy Thomas as Man in Admiral's Office
Richard Thorne as Man in Admiral's Office
Music by the great Kevin MacLeod

[@jonguben47]

Outstanding! Especially emotional for me as it was filmed on my home, Key Biscayne and Biscayne Bay. Our famous Cape Florida lighthouse is visible in the final scene of the movie,

[@barrygrant2907]

Sailors, not soldiers.