Hellcats of the Navy
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Hellcats of the Navy

Duration:
82 min
Genres:
Drama | Thriller | War
IMDB rate:
5.3
Director:
Nathan Juran
Details
Country: USA
Filming Locations: San Diego, California, USA
Cast
Actor
Character
Ronald Reagan
Cmdr. Casey Abbott
Nancy Reagan
Nurse Lt. Helen Blair
Arthur Franz
Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon
Robert Arthur
Freddy Warren
William Leslie
Lt. Paul Prentice
William 'Bill' Phillips
Carroll (as William Phillips)
Michael Garth
Bill aka Lt. Charlie
Joe Turkel
Chick (as Joseph Turkel)
Don Keefer
Jug
Frank Chase
Knife-Holding Sailor (uncredited)
Vinnie De Carlo
Sailor Dying on Sub Deck in Abbott's Arms (uncredited)
James Dobson
Ens. Bob Altman (uncredited)
Thomas Browne Henry
Board of Inquiry Chief (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz
Maurice Manson
Vice-Adm. Charles A. Lockwood (uncredited)
Chester W. Nimitz
Himself (in prologue) (uncredited)
Bing Russell
Frogman on Submarine (uncredited)
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Trivia
The film utilizes an oft-used storyline of the war movie genre which has two soldiers in love with the same girl.
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This movie was the first and only time that former American President and actor Ronald Reagan and wife Nancy Reagan (aka Nancy Davis) star-teamed and made a movie together. The couple however did appear frequently together in television episodes of General Electric Theater (1953). Technically speaking though, in this movie, Reagan actually received top billing and Nancy second-billing. As the couple have become more famous through time, the perception of their billing has been equalized due to their presidential married status.
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The "horns" on WW2 mines were filled with acid. When they were struck the acid was squirted onto the detonator causing the mine to explode.
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Goofs
The SCUBA gear shown in the film was not available until after WWII.
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The Hellcat sub has a Japanese freighter in its sights out on open ocean, but when the torpedoes hit, it is clearly docked in port.
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Just before the American submarine "Starfish" is sunk, a Japanese submarine hydrophone operator is shown wearing a Telephonics headphones headset. Telephonics is an American brand made in New York, NY.
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Photos from cast
Harry Lauter
Peace where Dove coloring Pigeons in black and white clipart image of dove