Hellcats of the Navy
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Directed by Nathan Juran
Down . . . Down . . . Down . . . into enemy waters with the fightin' hellcats of the U.S. sub pack !
The story
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:
Watch trailerCast & crew
Ronald ReaganCmdr. Casey Abbott (Captain, USS Starfish)
Nancy ReaganNurse Lt. Helen Blair
Arthur FranzLt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish)
Robert ArthurFreddy Warren
William LeslieLt. Paul PrenticeWilliam Phillips
William PhillipsCarroll (as William Phillips)
Harry LauterLt. (j.g.) Wes BartonMichael Garth
Michael GarthBill aka Lt. Charlie
Joe TurkelChick (as Joseph Turkel)
Don KeeferJug
Chester W. NimitzHimself (in prologue) (uncredited)Explore the crew
- Director
- Nathan Juran
- Screenplay
- Bernard Gordon
- Screenplay
- David Lang
- Producer
- Charles H. Schneer
- Director of Photography
- Irving Lippman
- Editor
- Jerome Thoms