They Were Expendable / The Sea Shall Not Have them, Albert R. N. War Shock

"They Were Expendable" English cinema lobby card for the 1945 black and white Second World War film John Wayne having served in the Navy and attaining the rank of rear Admiral then made several documentaries and enlisted with MGM to make this film after the Pearl Harbor disaster. Torpedo boats, John Wayne argued, were to play a vital role in the battle against the Japanese and here is one pictured. Picturing in the "The Sea Shall Not Have them" is action on the high seas, "Albert R. N." stars Anthony Steel and Jack Warner picturing a POW scene. Four cards.