Bibliograph

They were expendable, Flying Leathernecks, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture ; produced and directed by John Ford ; screenplay by Frank Wead ; Howard Hughes Picture ; produced by Edmund Grainger ; directed by Nicholas Ray ; screenplay by James Edward Grant

Type

Label

They were expendable, Flying Leathernecks, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture ; produced and directed by John Ford ; screenplay by Frank Wead ; Howard Hughes Picture ; produced by Edmund Grainger ; directed by Nicholas Ray ; screenplay by James Edward Grant

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating : not rated

Main title

They were expendable

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

68044952

Responsibility statement

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture ; produced and directed by John Ford ; screenplay by Frank Wead ; Howard Hughes Picture ; produced by Edmund Grainger ; directed by Nicholas Ray ; screenplay by James Edward Grant

Runtime

237

Series statement

War Double Feature

Sub title

Flying Leathernecks

Summary

They were expendable: Two PT-boat skippers defend the Philippines and give the U.S. war effort time to regroup after the crippling losses at Pearl Harbor. Flying Leathernecks: An embattled Marine fighter squadron VMF 247 at Guadalcanal is led by John Wayne and campaigning to coordinate ground combat with low-flying aerial sorties

Table Of Contents

Side A: They were expendable (1945, 135 min., black and white) -- side B. Flying leathernecks (1951, 102 min., color)

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Flying Leathernecks

Classification