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They Were Expendable

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They Were Expendable (1945)

135 min - Drama, War - 7 December 1945
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Shortly after Pearl Harbor, a squadron of PT-boat crews in the Philippines must battle the Navy brass between skirmishes with the Japanese. The title says it all about the Navy's attitude towards the PT-boats and their crews.

Director:  John Ford
Writers:  Frank Wead
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

NR 103 min - Western - 22 October 1949
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After Custer and the 7th Cavalry are wiped out by Indians, everyone expects the worst. Capt. Nathan Brittles is ordered out on patrol but he's also required to take along Abby Allshard, wife of the Fort's commanding officer, and her niece, the pretty Olivia Dandridge, who are being evacuated for their own safety. Brittles is only a few days away from retirement and Olivia has caught the eye of two of the young officers in the Company, Lt. Flint Cohill and 2nd Lt. Ross Pennell. She's taken to wearing a yellow ribbon in her hair, a sign that she has a beau in the Cavalry, but refuses to say for whom she is wearing it.

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Fort Apache

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Fort Apache (1948)

NR 125 min - Western - 14 June 1948
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Owen Thursday sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. Arrogant, obsessed with military form and ultimately self-destructive, he attempts to destroy the Apache chief Cochise after luring him across the border from Mexico, against the advice of his subordinates.

Director:  John Ford
Writers:  Frank S. Nugent
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The War Wagon

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The War Wagon (1967)

NR 96 min - Western - 26 May 1967
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An ex-con seeks revenge on the man who put him in prison by planning a robbery of the latter's stagecoach, which is transporting gold. He enlists the help of a partner, who could be working for his nemesis.

Director:  Burt Kennedy
Writers:  Clair Huffaker
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