December 19, 1945 - They Were Expendable released by MGM. They Were Expendable is an American war film directed by John Ford, starring...

See how Variety gave Donna Reed a nod for her performance in Trouble Along the Way with two established male stars.

John Wayne, born in Winterset, Iowa, appears with Donna Reed in two films - They Were Expendable (1945) and Trouble Along the Way (1953).

Robert Montgomery directed a few scenes, uncredited, in They Were Expendable (1954) when director John Ford took ill.

John Wayne injured his right arm while filming Trouble Along the Way. He learned how to throw and write left-handed so his character is too.

They Were Expendable was named one of the "10 Best Films of 1945" by The New York Times. It starred John Wayne and Donna Reed.

See how Variety gave Donna Reed a nod for her performance in Trouble Along the Way with two established male stars.

John Wayne, born in Winterset, Iowa, appears with Donna Reed in two films - They Were Expendable (1945) and Trouble Along the Way (1953).

Robert Montgomery directed a few scenes, uncredited, in They Were Expendable (1954) when director John Ford took ill.

John Wayne injured his right arm while filming Trouble Along the Way. He learned how to throw and write left-handed so his character is too.

Sherry Jackson, a former child star, appears with Donna Reed in the football-themed Trouble Along the Way (1953) as John Wayne's daughter.

They Were Expendable was named one of the "10 Best Films of 1945" by The New York Times. It starred John Wayne and Donna Reed.

John Wayne, born in Winterset, Iowa, appears with Donna Reed in two films - They Were Expendable (1945) and Trouble Along the Way (1953).

John Wayne injured his right arm while filming Trouble Along the Way and had to learn to throw and write left-handed to complete filming.

Donna Reed appears with John Wayne in John Ford's American war film They Were Expendable (1945).

Donna Reed appears with John Wayne and Charles Coburn in Trouble Along the Way (1953.) Reed held her own with the two male stars.

John Wayne and Donna Reed, both born in Iowa, appeared together in the films They Were Expendable (1945) and Trouble Along the Way (1953).

Robert Montgomery co-starred with Donna Reed and John Wayne in They Were Expendable (1945) and directed a few uncredited scenes.

John Wayne appears with Donna Reed in Trouble Along the Way (1953). A filming injury forced him to learn to throw and write left-handed.

Sherry Jackson appears with Donna Reed in the football-themed "Trouble Along the Way" as John Wayne's daughter.