Hellcats of the Navy (1957)

Name: Hellcats of the Navy
Genre: War, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1957-05-01
Duration: 82 min
Cast: Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan, Arthur Franz, Robert Arthur, William Leslie

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:

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Released 1957-05-01 · 82 min · War, Drama, Thriller

Directed by Nathan Juran

Cast

Ronald Reagan as Cmdr. Casey Abbott (Captain, USS Starfish)
Nancy Reagan as Nurse Lt. Helen Blair
Arthur Franz as Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish)
Robert Arthur as Freddy Warren
William Leslie as Lt. Paul Prentice
William Phillips as Carroll (as William Phillips)
Harry Lauter as Lt. (j.g.) Wes Barton
Michael Garth as Bill aka Lt. Charlie
Joe Turkel as Chick (as Joseph Turkel)
Don Keefer as Jug
Chester W. Nimitz as Himself (in prologue) (uncredited)