Flight Command
Drama, War, 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.
Top cast:
Robert Taylor
Ens. Alan Drake
Ruth Hussey
Lorna Gray
Walter Pidgeon
Squadron Commander Billy Gary
Paul Kelly
Lieut. Cmdr. 'Dusty' Rhodes
Shepperd Strudwick
Lieut. Jerry Banning
Red Skelton
Lieut. 'Mugger' Martin
Nat Pendleton
C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles
Dick Purcell
Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
William Tannen
Lieut. Freddy Townsend
William Stelling
Lieut. Bush
Stanley Smith
Lieut. Frost
Addison Richards
Vice Admiral
Donald Douglas
1st Duty Officer
Pat Flaherty
2nd Duty Officer
Forbes Murray
Captain
Marsha Hunt
Claire
Reed Hadley
Admiral's Aide
John Hamilton
Pensacola Commander
Jack Luden
Hell Cat
James Millican
North Island Tower Operator (voice)
Alberto Morin
Waiter
Tom Neal
Hell Cat
George Offerman, Jr.
Small Sailor on Downed Seaplane
Steve Pendleton
North Island Tower Operator
John Raitt
Hell Cat
Walter Sande
Officer on Downed Seaplane
James Seay
Officer on Downed Seaplane
John Sheehan
Friendly Mechanic
Dick Wessel
Big Sailor on Downed Seaplane
Gayne Whitman
Doctor
Bruce Edwards
Hell Cat
