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  2. They Were Expendable - Wikipedia

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    They Were Expendable is a 1945 American war film directed by John Ford, starring Robert Montgomery and John Wayne, and featuring Donna Reed.The film is based on the 1942 novel of the same name by William Lindsay White, relating the story of the exploits of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three, a United States PT boat unit defending the Philippines against Japanese invasion during the Battle of ...

  3. John D. Bulkeley - Wikipedia

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    Bulkeley's PT-boat heroics in defending the Philippines from Japanese invasion in 1941-1942 was the subject of the novel "They Were Expendable" by William Lindsay White in 1942, which was turned into the big screen epic They Were Expendable three years later by director John Ford, starring John Wayne, with Robert Montgomery playing a somewhat ...

  4. William Lindsay White - Wikipedia

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    Three of his books were adapted into feature Hollywood films: They Were Expendable, Journey for Margaret, and Lost Boundaries, based on the true story of Dr. Albert C. Johnston and his African Americans family passing as white in New England. They Were Expendable was a Book of the Month Club selection, as well. [1]

  5. List of black-and-white films that have been colorized ...

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    They Died with Their Boots On: 1941: 1988: Turner Entertainment [2] [644] They Live by Night: 1948: 1992: Turner Entertainment [645] They Were Expendable: 1945: 1988: Turner Entertainment [2] [646] They Won't Believe Me: 1947: 1993: Turner Entertainment [647] Thicker than Water: 1935: 1991: Hal Roach Studios [91] [648] The Thin Man: 1934: 1992 ...

  6. John Wayne filmography - Wikipedia

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    About Jack Benny But Were Afraid to Ask: TV special 1971–1976 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: TV series (6 episodes) 1971 The American West of John Ford: Documentary 1971, 1975 V.I.P. Schaukel: TV series (2 episodes) 1972 The Breaking of Boys and the Making of Men: Short documentary Cancel My Reservation: The 44th Annual Academy ...

  7. Robert Kelly (naval officer) - Wikipedia

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    MTB Squadron 3's exploits in the Philippines in 1941–42 were portrayed in the 1942 book They Were Expendable by William L. White, and the 1945 film of the same name, in which the character of "Rusty Ryan", played by John Wayne, was based on Kelly.

  8. John Ford filmography - Wikipedia

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    John Ford with portrait and Academy Award, circa 1946. John Ford (1894–1973) was an American film director whose career spanned from 1913 to 1971. [1] During this time he directed more than 130 films; however, nearly all of his silent films are lost.

  9. List of commercial video games released as freeware

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    The ROMs of the game and its sequel were formerly offered by the owner Randel Reiss for free download. In 2021, however, the rights to both games were purchased by Piko Interactive, leding the download links for the ROMs to disappear from Technopop's website, [121] but they are still available for free download on Zophar's Domain.