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Hellcats of the Navy is a american film of genre Drama directed by Nathan Juran released in USA on 1 may 1957 with Ronald Reagan
Hellcats of the Navy (1957)
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Add to a movie listHellcats of the Navy (1957) is a World War II submarine movie starring the future US President Ronald Reagan and his wife, billed as Nancy Davis, her then professional name. Married since 1952, this was the only film in which they appeared together. The story of the film is based on the non-fiction book Hellcats of the Sea by Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood and Hans Christian Adamson.
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Commander Casey Abbott (Ronald Reagan), commander of the fictional submarine USS Starfish, is ordered to undertake a dangerous mission which sees him attempting to cut off the flow of supplies between China and Japan in the heavily mined waters off the Asiatic mainland. When a diver, who is Abbott's competitor for the affections of Nurse Lieutenant Helen Blair (Nancy Davis) back at home, gets into a dangerous situation, Abbott must struggle to keep his personal and professional lives separate in dealing with the crisis.Actors
Ronald Reagan
(Cmdr. Casey Abbott (Captain, USS Starfish))
Harry Lauter
(Lt. (j.g.) Wes Barton)
Arthur Franz
(Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish))
Joe Turkel
(Chick (as Joseph Turkel))
Robert Arthur
(Freddy Warren)
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