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Hellcats of the Navy (1957)

Down . . . Down . . . Down . . . into enemy waters with the fightin' hellcats of the U.S. sub pack !

Genre : War, Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 22M

Director : Nathan H. Juran
Writer : Bernard Gordon, David Lang

Synopsis

Future "first couple" Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis made their only joint film appearance in Hellcats of the Navy. Ronnie plays Casey Abbott, commander of a WW2 submarine, while Nancy portrays navy nurse Helen Blair, Abbott's off-and-on girlfriend. During a delicate mission in which his sub is ordered to retrieve a revolutionary new Japanese mine, Abbott is forced to leave frogman Wes Barton (Harry Lauter) behind to save the rest of his crew. But Abbott's second-in-command Don Landon (Eduard Franz) is convincing that Abbott's sacrifice of Barton was due to the fact that the dead man had been amorously pursuing Helen.

Actors

Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Cmdr. Casey Abbott (Captain, USS Starfish)
Nancy Reagan
Nancy Reagan
Nurse Lt. Helen Blair
Arthur Franz
Arthur Franz
Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish)
Robert Arthur
Robert Arthur
Freddy Warren
William Leslie
William Leslie
Lt. Paul Prentice
William Phillips
William Phillips
Carroll (as William Phillips)
Harry Lauter
Harry Lauter
Lt. (j.g.) Wes Barton
Michael Garth
Michael Garth
Bill aka Lt. Charlie
Joe Turkel
Joe Turkel
Chick (as Joseph Turkel)
Don Keefer
Don Keefer
Jug
Chester W. Nimitz
Chester W. Nimitz
Himself (in prologue) (uncredited)

Crews

Nathan H. Juran
Nathan H. Juran
Director
Bernard Gordon
Bernard Gordon
Screenplay
David Lang
David Lang
Screenplay
Charles H. Schneer
Charles H. Schneer
Producer
Irving Lippman
Irving Lippman
Director of Photography
Rudi Feld
Rudi Feld
Art Direction
Jerome Thoms
Jerome Thoms
Editor
Charles A. Lockwood
Charles A. Lockwood
Book
Hans Christian Adamson
Hans Christian Adamson
Book
David Lang
David Lang
Screenstory

Trailers and other movies

Hellcats Of The Navy (1957) Film Trailer

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