They Were Expendable / Flying Leathernecks

Title:  They Were Expendable
Released in:  1945
Genre  Drama, War
Cast  Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed
Director:  John Ford, Robert Montgomery


Plot:  A Navy commander fights to prove the battle-worthiness of the PT boat at the start of World War II.



Title:  Flying Leathernecks
Released in:  1951
Genre  Action, Drama, War
Cast  John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Don Taylor
Director:  Nicholas Ray


Plot:  Major Kirby leads The Wildcats squadron into the historic WWII battle of Guadalcanal.