Hellcats of the Navy poster

Hellcats of the Navy poster

Hellcats of the Navy

Down . . . Down . . . Down . . . into enemy waters with the fightin' hellcats of the U.S. sub pack !

1957 1h 22m 4.7Movie

WarDramaThriller

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:

Where to Watch

Nathan Juran

Director

Bernard Gordon

Screenplay

David Lang

Screenplay

Top Cast

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Cmdr. Casey Abbott (Captain, USS Starfish)

Nancy Reagan

Nancy Reagan

Nurse Lt. Helen Blair

Arthur Franz

Arthur Franz

Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish)

Robert Arthur

Robert Arthur

Freddy Warren

William Leslie

William Leslie

Lt. Paul Prentice

William Phillips

Carroll (as William Phillips)

Harry Lauter

Harry Lauter

Lt. (j.g.) Wes Barton

Michael Garth

Bill aka Lt. Charlie

Joe Turkel

Joe Turkel

Chick (as Joseph Turkel)

Don Keefer

Don Keefer

Jug

Chester W. Nimitz

Chester W. Nimitz

Himself (in prologue) (uncredited)