Hellcats of the Navy (1957)


Hellcats of the Navy Poster
1h 22min | Drama, Thriller, War | May 1, 1957 | Released

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.

Director: Nathan H. Juran

Producer: Charles H. Schneer

Writer(s): Bernard Gordon David Lang

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Cast (11 Members)


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Joe Turkel

Chick (as Joseph Turkel)

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Ronald Reagan

Cmdr. Casey Abbott (Captain, USS Starfish)

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Harry Lauter

Lt. (j.g.) Wes Barton

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Robert Arthur

Freddy Warren

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Arthur Franz

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

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William Leslie

Lt. Paul Prentice

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William Phillips

Carroll (as William Phillips)

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Nancy Reagan

Nurse Lt. Helen Blair

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Chester W. Nimitz

Himself (in prologue) (uncredited)

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Michael Garth

Bill aka Lt. Charlie

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

Crew (9 Members)


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Irving Lippman

Director of Photography

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Bernard Gordon

Screenplay

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Rudi Feld

Art Direction

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David Lang

Screenplay

Profile Irving Lippman Director of Photography
Profile Bernard Gordon Screenplay
Profile Rudi Feld Art Direction
Profile David Lang Screenplay

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