Hellcats of the Navy (1957)
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:
- Released
- 1957-05-01
- Genres
- War, Drama, Thriller
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Nathan Juran, Bernard Gordon, David Lang
- TMDB rating
- 4.8/10 from 16 votes
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)