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Hellcats of the Navy

Nathan Juran

1957 • 1h 22m

Future "first couple" Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis made their only joint film appearance in Hellcats of the Navy. Ronnie plays Casey Abbott, commander of a WW2 submarine, while Nancy portrays navy nu...

Hellcats of the Navy

Hellcats Of The Navy (1957) Film Trailer

Cast

Ronald Reagan

Ronald ReaganCmdr. Casey Abbott (Captain, USS Starfish)

Nancy Reagan

Nancy ReaganNurse Lt. Helen Blair

Arthur Franz

Arthur FranzLt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish)

Robert Arthur

Robert ArthurFreddy Warren

William Leslie

William LeslieLt. Paul Prentice

William Phillips

William PhillipsCarroll (as William Phillips)

Harry Lauter

Harry LauterLt. (j.g.) Wes Barton

Michael GarthBill aka Lt. Charlie

Joe Turkel

Joe TurkelChick (as Joseph Turkel)

Don Keefer

Chester W. Nimitz

Chester W. NimitzHimself (in prologue) (uncredited)

Crew

Nathan Juran

Nathan JuranDirector

Charles H. Schneer

Charles H. SchneerProducer

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