Hellcats of the Navy (1957)

ALL 05/01/1957 (en) War, Drama, Thriller 82 Min
  • Release
    05/01/1957
  • Production
    Morningside Productions, Columbia Pictures
  • Rotten tomato
    42%
  • Original title
    Hellcats of the Navy
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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

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 convincing that Abbott's sacrifice of Barton was due to the fact that the dead man had been amorously pursuing Helen.

  1. Nathan H. Juran

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Jerome Thoms

    Editor



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  1. Ronald Reagan

    Cmdr. Casey Abbott (Captain, USS Starfish)

  2. Nancy Reagan

    Nurse Lt. Helen Blair

  3. Arthur Franz

    Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish)

  4. Robert Arthur

    Freddy Warren

  5. William Leslie

    Lt. Paul Prentice

  6. William Phillips

    Carroll (as William Phillips)

  7. Harry Lauter

    Lt. (j.g.) Wes Barton

  8. Michael Garth

    Bill aka Lt. Charlie

  9. Joe Turkel

    Chick (as Joseph Turkel)

  10. Don Keefer

    Jug

  11. Chester W. Nimitz

    Himself (in prologue) (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 11 , Crews : 10

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Hellcats of the Navy (1957) 82 Min

ALL 05/01/1957 (en)
War, Drama, Thriller
  • Release 05/01/1957
  • Production
    Morningside Productions, Columbia Pictures
  • Original title Hellcats of the Navy
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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

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 convincing that Abbott's sacrifice of Barton was due to the fact that the dead man had been amorously pursuing Helen.

  1. Nathan H. Juran

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Jerome Thoms

    Editor

  4. Charles H. Schneer

    Producer