Flight Command
T-H-R-I-L-L AMERICA! Here come The Flying "HELL CATS"!
1940 | 116m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Frank Borzage |
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| Writer: | Harvey S. Haislip, John Sutherland, Wells Root |
| Staring: |
| A rookie flyer, Ens. Alan Drake, joins the famous Hellcats Squadron right out of flight school in Pensacola. He doesn't make a great first impression when he is forced to ditch his airplane and parachute to safety when he arrives at the base but is unable to land due to heavy fog. On his first day on the job, his poor shooting skills results in the Hellcats losing an air combat competition. His fellow pilots accept him anyways but they think he's crossed the line when they erroneously conclude that while their CO Billy Gray is away, Drake has an affair with his wife Lorna. Drake is now an outcast and is prepared to resign from the Navy but his extreme heroism in saving Billy Gray's life turns things around. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 27, 1940 |
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| Director: | Frank Borzage |
| Writer: | Harvey S. Haislip, John Sutherland, Wells Root |
| Genres: | Drama, War |
| Keywords | pilot, navy |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Robert Taylor | Ens. Alan Drake |
| Ruth Hussey | Lorna Gray |
| Walter Pidgeon | Squadron Commander Billy Gary |
| Paul Kelly | Lieut. Cmdr. 'Dusty' Rhodes |
| Shepperd Strudwick | Lieut. Jerry Banning |
| Red Skelton | Lieut. 'Mugger' Martin |
| Nat Pendleton | C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles |
| Dick Purcell | Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne |
| William Tannen | Lieut. Freddy Townsend |
| William Stelling | Lieut. Bush |
| Stanley Smith | Lieut. Frost |
| Addison Richards | Vice Admiral |
| Donald Douglas | 1st Duty Officer |
| Pat Flaherty | 2nd Duty Officer |
| Forbes Murray | Captain |
| Marsha Hunt | Claire |
| Cliff Danielson | Hell Cat |
| Bob Davis | Hell Cat |
| Lee Tung Foo | Jung, Gary's Servant |
| Reed Hadley | Admiral's Aide |
| John Hamilton | Pensacola Commander |
| Otto Han | Gogo, Officer's Club Attendant |
| Hal Le Sueur | Hell Cat |
| Jack Luden | Hell Cat |
| James Millican | North Island Tower Operator (voice) |
| Alberto Morin | Waiter |
| Tom Neal | Hell Cat |
| George Offerman, Jr. | Small Sailor on Downed Seaplane |
| Claire Owen | Mrs. Frost |
| Steve Pendleton | North Island Tower Operator |
| John Raitt | Hell Cat |
| Walter Sande | Officer on Downed Seaplane |
| James Seay | Officer on Downed Seaplane |
| John Sheehan | Friendly Mechanic |
| Dick Wessel | Big Sailor on Downed Seaplane |
| Gayne Whitman | Doctor |
| Gilbert Wilson | Hell Cat |
| Bruce Edwards | Hell Cat |
| Howard Wilson | Hell Cat |
| Name | Job |
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| Frank Borzage | Director |
| Harvey S. Haislip | Story, Screenplay |
| John Sutherland | Story |
| Wells Root | Screenplay |
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