Hellcats of the Navy
1957 · 82 min
War · Drama · Thriller
★ 4.8Trailer
Captain Casey Abbott commands an American submarine in the Pacific during World War II. When a perilous mission to retrieve a new Japanese mine for study goes awry, he's forced to abandon a likable combat diver. Abbott's orders to leave a man behind appear to be justified, but his second-in-command believes he had ulterior motives:
Crew
- Director Nathan Juran
- Screenplay Bernard Gordon
- Screenplay David Lang
- Director of Photography Irving Lippman
Cast
Ronald Reagan
Cmdr. Casey Abbott (Captain, USS Starfish)
Nancy Reagan
Nurse Lt. Helen Blair
Arthur Franz
Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish)
Robert Arthur
Freddy Warren
William Leslie
Lt. Paul Prentice
William Phillips
Carroll (as William Phillips)
Harry Lauter
Lt. (j.g.) Wes Barton
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Michael Garth
Bill aka Lt. Charlie
Joe Turkel
Chick (as Joseph Turkel)
Don Keefer
Jug
Chester W. Nimitz
Himself (in prologue) (uncredited)
Crew
- Director — Nathan Juran
- Screenplay — Bernard Gordon
- Screenplay — David Lang
- Director of Photography — Irving Lippman
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