Editing They Were Expendable (section)

===Reception===
In ''[[The Nation (magazine)| The Nation]]'' in 1946, critic [[James Agee]] wrote, "{{nbsp}}... the picture is showing nothing much newer, with no particular depth of feeling, much less idea; but, again, the whole thing is so beautifully directed and photographed, in such an abundance of vigorous open air and good raw sunlight, that I thoroughly enjoyed and admired it{{nbsp}}... Another man who evidently learned a tremendous amount through the war is Robert Montgomery, whose sober, light, sure performance is, so far as I can remember, the one perfection to turn up in movies during the year."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Agee |first1=James |title=Agee on Film Volume 1 |date=1969 |publisher=The Universal Library}}</ref> [[Leonard Maltin]] gave it four of four stars: "One of the finest (and most underrated) of all WW2 films{{nbsp}}... "<ref>{{cite book |last1=Maltin |first1=Leonard |title=Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide |date=2015 |publisher=Plume Book |isbn=978-0-14-751682-4 |edition=3rd}}</ref>

The movie was popular, earning $3,109,000 domestically and $1,238,000 foreign, but because of its high cost, recorded a loss of $101,000.<ref name=mannix /><ref name=mannixa />