“Hellcats of the Navy” is a World War II movie about a submarine commander who makes a tough decision to abandon a combat diver. His second-in-command questions his difficult choice, as it comes to light that the two men had romantic interests in the same woman, a beautiful nurse. Heavy drama proceeds from there, with Nathan Juran (“Gunsmoke” 1953) doing an acceptable job at directing, from a script by David Lang and Raymond Marcus.
The cast includes Ronald Reagan as the sub commander and Nancy Davis as the nurse, along with Arthur Franz, Robert Arthur, William Leslie, Harry Lauter, Joseph Turkel, William Phillips, Michael Garth, Selmer Jackson, and Don Keefer as Jug. Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz appears as himself to introduce the film. This watchable black-and-white movie “Hellcats of the Navy” was moderately successful in theatrical release for Morningside Productions and Columbia Pictures.
Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Davis looked comfortable together on the big screen, and this was the only film they starred in together. In comparison, Ronnie and his first wife, Oscar-winner Jane Wyman, appeared together in four films. They were “Brother Rat” (1938), “Brother Rat and a Baby” (1940), “An Angel from Texas” (1940), and “Tugboat Annie Sails Again” (1940).
Hellcats of the Navy (1957)
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My Review
“Hellcats of the Navy” is a World War II movie about a submarine commander who makes a tough decision to abandon a combat diver. His second-in-command questions his difficult choice, as it comes to light that the two men had romantic interests in the same woman, a beautiful nurse. Heavy drama proceeds from there, with Nathan Juran (“Gunsmoke” 1953) doing an acceptable job at directing, from a script by David Lang and Raymond Marcus.
The cast includes Ronald Reagan as the sub commander and Nancy Davis as the nurse, along with Arthur Franz, Robert Arthur, William Leslie, Harry Lauter, Joseph Turkel, William Phillips, Michael Garth, Selmer Jackson, and Don Keefer as Jug. Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz appears as himself to introduce the film. This watchable black-and-white movie “Hellcats of the Navy” was moderately successful in theatrical release for Morningside Productions and Columbia Pictures.
Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Davis looked comfortable together on the big screen, and this was the only film they starred in together. In comparison, Ronnie and his first wife, Oscar-winner Jane Wyman, appeared together in four films. They were “Brother Rat” (1938), “Brother Rat and a Baby” (1940), “An Angel from Texas” (1940), and “Tugboat Annie Sails Again” (1940).