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Hellcats of the Navy

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Captain Casey Abbott (Ronald Reagan) 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, Wes Barton (Harry Lauter). Abbott's orders to leave a man behind appear to be justified, but his second in command, Don Landon (Arthur Franz), believes he had ulterior motives: Barton had been competing for the attention of his love interest, Helen (Nancy Davis).
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 10/21/2016
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This was the only film the future president Ronald Reagan appeared together with Nancy Reagan. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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10/26/2016 Ronald was great. I don't read reviews on movies until after I've seen the movie so I had no idea Nancy Reagan was even an actress or in this movie. She was pretty back in these days. I had no idea. Lots of submarine duty in this movie, with some Frogmen, as the movie centers around a Submarine Captain, and what a Submarine Captain goes through with his decision making. Fine acting. Good cast. See more 01/14/2015 only film to star mr and mrs Ronald regan See more 01/08/2012 Hellcats of the Navy I found the characters plan and dull. The dedication at the beginning of the film was very good. I thought that the submarine sank too quick. The movie was not very good. See more 07/19/2011 Not only is this Movie pretty Good, this is where the Future President & 1st Lady Reagan fell in Love. See more 09/19/2010 ronald AND nancy reagan?! ... meh See more 05/13/2009 actually a pretty decent war movie considering it's not even an hour and a half. neither the writing nor the acting is particularly A-quality, but the story is very engaging and the effects are pretty decent too. plus it's just fun to see the future first couple in their only on-screen pairing. See more Read all reviews
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Nathan Juran

Director

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
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Synopsis Captain Casey Abbott (Ronald Reagan) 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, Wes Barton (Harry Lauter). Abbott's orders to leave a man behind appear to be justified, but his second in command, Don Landon (Arthur Franz), believes he had ulterior motives: Barton had been competing for the attention of his love interest, Helen (Nancy Davis).
Director
Nathan Juran
Producer
Charles H. Schneer
Screenwriter
David Lang, Bernard Gordon
Production Co
Morningside Movies
Genre
War, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Runtime
1h 21m