Flight Command (1940)

Flight Command (1940)

T-H-R-I-L-L AMERICA! Here come The Flying "HELL CATS"! 1940-12-27 United States of America 116 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Robert Taylor is Ens. Alan Drake
Ens. Alan Drake
Ruth Hussey is Lorna Gray
Lorna Gray
Walter Pidgeon is Squadron Commander Billy Gary
Squadron Commander Billy Gary
Paul Kelly is Lieut. Cmdr. 'Dusty' Rhodes
Lieut. Cmdr. 'Dusty' Rhodes
Shepperd Strudwick is Lieut. Jerry Banning
Lieut. Jerry Banning
Red Skelton is Lieut. 'Mugger' Martin
Lieut. 'Mugger' Martin
Nat Pendleton is C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles
C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles
Dick Purcell is Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
William Tannen is Lieut. Freddy Townsend
Lieut. Freddy Townsend
William Stelling is Lieut. Bush
Lieut. Bush
Stanley Smith is Lieut. Frost
Lieut. Frost
Addison Richards is Vice Admiral
Vice Admiral