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Flight Command
1940, Dec 27
1h 56m
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.
Directed by
Frank Borzage
Robert Taylor
Ens. Alan Drake
Alberto Morin
Waiter (uncredited)
Paul Kelly
Lieut. Cmdr. 'Dusty' Rhodes
Ruth Hussey
Lorna Gray
Walter Sande
Officer on Downed Seaplane
Donald Douglas
1st Duty Officer
James Seay
Officer on Downed Seaplane
John Hamilton
Pensacola Commander (uncredited)
Walter Pidgeon
Squadron Commander Billy Gary
Dick Wessel
Big Sailor on Downed Seaplane (uncredited)
Dick Purcell
Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
Addison Richards
Vice Admiral
James Millican
North Island Tower Operator (voice)
Marsha Hunt
Claire
Tom Neal
Hell Cat
Shepperd Strudwick
Lieut. Jerry Banning
Red Skelton
Lieut. 'Mugger' Martin
William Tannen
Lieut. Freddy Townsend
Reed Hadley
Admiral's Aide (uncredited)
John Sheehan
Friendly Mechanic
Pat Flaherty
2nd Duty Officer
Forbes Murray
Captain
Stanley Smith
Lieut. Frost
William Stelling
Lieut. Bush
Gayne Whitman
Doctor
Nat Pendleton
C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles
John Raitt
Hell Cat (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr.
Small Sailor on Downed Seaplane
Bruce Edwards
Hell Cat
Jack Luden
Hell Cat
Steve Pendleton
North Island Tower Operator
Lee Tung Foo
Jung, Gary's Servant
Howard Wilson
Hell Cat
Cliff Danielson
Hell Cat
Bob Davis
Hell Cat
Otto Han
Gogo, Officer's Club Attendant
Hal Le Sueur
Hell Cat
Claire Owen
Mrs. Frost
Gilbert Wilson
Hell Cat
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