Movie Description
Hellcats of the Navy
(1957)Overview
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 convinced that Abbott's sacrifice of Barton was due to the fact that the dead man had been amorously pursuing Helen.
Featured Crew
- Director : Nathan Juran
- Producer : Charles H. Schneer
- Editor : Jerome Thoms
- Cast : Ronald Reagan,Nancy Reagan,Arthur Franz,Robert Arthur,William Leslie,William Phillips,Harry Lauter,Michael Garth,Joe Turkel,Don Keefer,Chester W. Nimitz
Cast
Cmdr. Casey Abbott (Captain, USS Starfish)
Nurse Lt. Helen Blair
Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish)
Freddy Warren
Lt. Paul Prentice
Carroll (as William Phillips)
Lt. (j.g.) Wes Barton
Bill aka Lt. Charlie
Chick (as Joseph Turkel)
Jug
Himself (in prologue) (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleHellcats of the Navy
Status Released
Release Information
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1957-05-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 22m
Production CompaniesMorningside Productions
Genres
- War
- Drama
- Thriller
