A Tribute to Those Who Did So Much... With So Little!
After a demonstration of new PT boats, Navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt. "Rusty" Ryan frustrated. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, however, Ryan and his buddy Lt. Brickley are told they can finally take their squadron into battle. The PT boats quickly prove their worth, successfully shooting down Japanese planes, relaying messages between islands, and picking off a multitude of enemy ships.
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Earnest, classical in form, resolved and grave.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
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Cast
- Robert MontgomeryLt. John Brickley
- John WayneLt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan
- Donna ReedLt. Sandy Davyss
- Jack HoltGeneral Martin
- Ward Bond"Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
- Marshall ThompsonEns. 'Snake' Gardner
- Paul LangtonEns. 'Andy' Andrews
- Leon AmesMajor James Morton
- Arthur WalshSeaman Jones
- Donald CurtisLt. (J.G.) 'Shorty' Long
Crew
- John FordDirector
- Frank WeadScreenplay
- Christina SteadScreenplay
- Joseph H. AugustDirector of Photography
- Herbert StothartOriginal Music Composer
- Frank E. HullEditor
- Douglass Biggs Editor
- John FordProducer
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