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Hellcats of the Navy
“Down . . . Down . . . Down . . . into enemy waters with the fightin' hellcats of the U.S. sub pack !”
4.8 / 10• 1957• 1h 22m•NR• English
WarDramaThriller
Storyline
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:
Cast & Crew
Ronald Reagan
Cmdr. Casey Abbott (Captain, USS Starfish)
Lead
Nancy Reagan
Nurse Lt. Helen Blair
Arthur Franz
Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish)
Robert Arthur
Freddy Warren
William Leslie
Lt. Paul Prentice
WP
William Phillips
Carroll (as William Phillips)
Harry Lauter
Lt. (j.g.) Wes Barton
MG
Michael Garth
Bill aka Lt. Charlie
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nathan Juran's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hellcats of the Navy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
