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Hellcats of the Navy

MOVIE • 1957

Hellcats of the Navy

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

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:

TMDB ★ 2.4/5Votes: 17
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Top Cast

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

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William Phillips

Carroll (as William Phillips)

Harry Lauter

Harry Lauter

Lt. (j.g.) Wes Barton

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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)

Nathan Juran

Nathan Juran

Director

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Bernard Gordon

Screenplay

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David Lang

Screenplay

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Film

Status

Released

Release

May 1, 1957

Runtime

82 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Budget

N/A

Revenue

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