A frame at the end of the movie said, "We shall return - General Douglas MacArthur". The squadron, under the command of Lt. John Brickley, arrives at its island post only to be ridiculed by some of the top military leaders, who do not believe that the small torpedo boats can be effective.
In the ending scene with the C47. In the bar scene after the funeral for Squarehead Larsen and Slug Mahan, the radio station playing music and announcing the fall of Bataan is identified as WBKR San Francisco.
But that's the thing with They Were Expendable (1945), it only tells the first part of the war so the story becomes half-way inconclusive. This movie is so exceptionally well-written, acted and directed. The scene shifts to behind the 41 boat and shows the 31 boat leaving the mooring on the left side of the dock where Rusty and the 34 boat were shown in the earlier scene. Among White's most noteworthy books are They Were Expendable and Lost Boundaries, which was adapted into the film Lost Boundaries Here’s a great review/essay on They Were Expendable by an anonymous writer at eOpinions, one that adds more arguments and behind-the-scenes stories to my defense of John Wayne’s actions during the war..
The fireball from the crash appears in a wrong spot from where the plane would have crashed. The Japanese air attack at the beginning of the movie shows the aircraft strafing the PT boats. They Were Expendable (1945) Goofs.
The same scene with a PT boat running under some air burst shells and dodging some water explosions is shown twice, reusing the footage to extend the fighting scene. This version omits the final sequence (nearly more than 15 minutes of running time) and the film ends a previous scene with Robert Montgomery and John Wayne saying farewell to the soldiers that had to remain in the Phillipines, then the scene cuts to a plane leaving the island and to a "The End" title in Spanish. At best it could have started with a '2' for 1942 but doubtful. The National Archives has some scans online of pages from John Wayne’s 1943 application for a commission with the OSS (scroll to bottom of page). It should read, "I shall return." Showing all 22 items ... A frame at the end of the movie said, "We shall return - General Douglas MacArthur". When Brick is briefing his officers on the route they are to take in evacuating McArthur, he draws the route on the map in a thick, heavy line. This version aired in Argentina in a cable station called "Space". Of course, the word should be "strafed," not "straffed." The tail number starts with a '3'. 26 January 2006 | MartinHafer perhaps the best of the American war flicks made during the warAct Like a Man: Robert Montgomery, War Hero and Respectable HeelCompetition: Win ‘The Incredible Shrinking Man’ from Arrow Video! During the torpedo runs, the camera boat wake is visible next to the PT boats. With Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed, Jack Holt.
When Lt. Sandy Davys attends the 'party', Lt. JG 'Rusty' Ryan takes a big swig of his drink, spilling some of it down his face and shirt, yet in the next scene, he's completely dry. During the opening sequence where MTBS 3 is showing off for the Admiral, the 34 boat with Rusty and Slug in the wheel area have both wearing their round service hats. All three are wearing their round service hats. FURTHER READING AND VIEWING. The bullet strikes on the boat start from the starboard bow and go across the boat to the port side, indicating a frontal attack. This is incorrect for the period depicted in the film (early December 1941 through late April 1942), when U.S. insignia was a white star inside a blue roundel with a red ball in the middle of the white star. However, they lifted the Spanish language dubbing from the old version and, without any explanation why, the last minutes of the film play in English. In actuality, he would have referred to her as lieutenant or ma'am, but certainly not as "Miss." Wayne was exempted from service due to his age (34 at the time of Pearl Harbor) and family status, classified as 3-A (family deferment). William Lindsay White (June 17, 1900 – July 26, 1973) was an American journalist, foreign correspondent, and writer. Though many had questioned John Wayne's getting an exemption from military service during World War II, it was not entirely his fault.
When the corporal comes to pick up the field phone after she talks with Rusty, he refers to her as "Miss."
Stations with call signs beginning with W are in the eastern US. Seconds later, when the map is picked up to be folded, the lines are gone. In one of the first battle action scenes of a torpedo being fired you can see a stray 50 cal. Directed by John Ford, Robert Montgomery. The next shot in the wheel house shows Cross without a hat.
At Military burials, you do not have "Firing squads" you have an "Honor Guard" Soundtrack Credits . For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. In fact, the White House tried to get the general to change his famous quote to "we" but he refused, saying he failed to see the purpose.