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