Between takes on the set
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.
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Two Iowa natives
John Wayne, born in Winterset, Iowa, appears with Donna Reed in two films - They Were Expendable (1945) and Trouble Along the Way (1953).
He preferred being behind the camera
Robert Montgomery, who co-starred with Donna Reed and John Wayne in They Were Expendable, also directed a few of the scenes, uncredited.
Cast in two of Donna's notable movies
Ward Bond played Bert, the cop, in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946). He starred in 23 films.
Between takes on the set
Donna Reed appears with John Wayne in John Ford's American war film They Were Expendable (1945).
Two Iowa natives
John Wayne and Donna Reed, both born in Iowa, appeared together in the films They Were Expendable (1945) and Trouble Along the Way (1953).
He preferred being behind the camera
Robert Montgomery co-starred with Donna Reed and John Wayne in They Were Expendable (1945) and directed a few uncredited scenes.
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