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Flight Command

54 %|Dec 27, 1940|Drama, War

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.

Featured Crew

Frank Borzage
Director
Harvey S. Haislip
Story
John Sutherland
Story
Wells Root
Screenplay
Harvey S. Haislip
Screenplay

Cast

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Robert Taylor
Ens. Alan Drake
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Ruth Hussey
Lorna Gray
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Walter Pidgeon
Squadron Commander Billy Gary
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Paul Kelly
Lieut. Cmdr. 'Dusty' Rhodes
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Shepperd Strudwick
Lieut. Jerry Banning
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Red Skelton
Lieut. 'Mugger' Martin
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Nat Pendleton
C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles
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Dick Purcell
Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
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William Tannen
Lieut. Freddy Townsend
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William Stelling
Lieut. Bush
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Stanley Smith
Lieut. Frost
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Addison Richards
Vice Admiral
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Donald Douglas
1st Duty Officer
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Pat Flaherty
2nd Duty Officer
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Bob Davis
Hell Cat
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Lee Tung Foo
Jung, Gary's Servant
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Reed Hadley
Admiral's Aide
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John Hamilton
Pensacola Commander
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Otto Han
Gogo, Officer's Club Attendant
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Hal Le Sueur
Hell Cat
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Jack Luden
Hell Cat
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James Millican
North Island Tower Operator (voice)
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Tom Neal
Hell Cat
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George Offerman, Jr.
Small Sailor on Downed Seaplane
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Claire Owen
Mrs. Frost
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Steve Pendleton
North Island Tower Operator
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John Raitt
Hell Cat
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Walter Sande
Officer on Downed Seaplane
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James Seay
Officer on Downed Seaplane
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John Sheehan
Friendly Mechanic
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Dick Wessel
Big Sailor on Downed Seaplane