Hellcats of the Navy
5.6
“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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Cast
21 people
Ronald Reagan
Cmdr. Casey Abbott (Captain, USS Starfish)
Known for
Dark Victory
The Killers
Nancy Reagan
Nurse Lt. Helen Blair
Known for
Portrait of Jennie
Nathan Juran
Charles A. Lockwood
Charles H. Schneer
Jerome Thoms
Arthur Franz
Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish)
Known for
Invaders from Mars
The Sniper
Irving Lippman
Hans Christian Adamson
Robert Arthur
Freddy Warren
Known for
Ace in the Hole
Yellow Sky
David Lang
Rudi Feld
Nathan Juran Director · Bernard Gordon Screenplay David Lang Screenplay
United States release May 1, 1957 · Produced in United States · Production Columbia Pictures
Production
Morningside Productions
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Distribution
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 1, 1957
Theatrical
Finland
October 25, 1957
France
May 6, 1959
Portugal
May 12, 1958
Sweden
January 7, 1958
United Kingdom
September 15, 1957
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