Hellcats of the Navy (1957)
Down . . . Down . . . Down . . . into enemy waters with the fightin' hellcats of the U.S. sub pack !
1957 · NR · 1h 22m · War, Drama, Thriller
Genres: War, Drama, Thriller
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.
Director: Nathan Juran
Writers: Bernard Gordon, David Lang
Cinematography: Irving Lippman
Editor: Jerome Thoms
Cast
Ronald Reagan as Cmdr. Casey Abbott (Captain, USS Starfish)Nancy Reagan as Nurse Lt. Helen BlairArthur Franz as Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish)Robert Arthur as Freddy WarrenWilliam Leslie as Lt. Paul PrenticeWilliam Phillips as Carroll (as William Phillips)Harry Lauter as Lt. (j.g.) Wes BartonMichael Garth as Bill aka Lt. CharlieJoe Turkel as Chick (as Joseph Turkel)Don Keefer as JugChester W. Nimitz as Himself (in prologue) (uncredited)More like this
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