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Flight Command

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Calorie Rating: 163
Released: 1940-12-27
Running Time: 116 Minutes
Studios: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,


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 / Directors



Cast

Robert Taylor
Character: Ens. Alan Drake
Ruth Hussey
Character: Lorna Gray
Walter Pidgeon
Character: Squadron Commander Billy Gary

Paul Kelly
Character: Lieut. Cmdr. 'Dusty' Rhodes
Shepperd Strudwick
Character: Lieut. Jerry Banning
Red Skelton
Character: Lieut. 'Mugger' Martin

Nat Pendleton
Character: C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles
Dick Purcell
Character: Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
William Tannen
Character: Lieut. Freddy Townsend

William Stelling
Character: Lieut. Bush
Stanley Smith
Character: Lieut. Frost
Addison Richards
Character: Vice Admiral

Donald Douglas
Character: 1st Duty Officer
Pat Flaherty
Character: 2nd Duty Officer
Forbes Murray
Character: Captain

Marsha Hunt
Character: Claire
Cliff Danielson
Character: Hell Cat
Bob Davis
Character: Hell Cat

Lee Tung Foo
Character: Jung, Gary's Servant
Reed Hadley
Character: Admiral's Aide
John Hamilton
Character: Pensacola Commander

Otto Han
Character: Gogo, Officer's Club Attendant
Hal Le Sueur
Character: Hell Cat
Jack Luden
Character: Hell Cat

James Millican
Character: North Island Tower Operator (voice)
Alberto Morin
Character: Waiter
Tom Neal
Character: Hell Cat

George Offerman, Jr.
Character: Small Sailor on Downed Seaplane
Claire Owen
Character: Mrs. Frost
Steve Pendleton
Character: North Island Tower Operator

John Raitt
Character: Hell Cat
Walter Sande
Character: Officer on Downed Seaplane
James Seay
Character: Officer on Downed Seaplane

John Sheehan
Character: Friendly Mechanic
Dick Wessel
Character: Big Sailor on Downed Seaplane
Gayne Whitman
Character: Doctor

Gilbert Wilson
Character: Hell Cat
Bruce Edwards
Character: Hell Cat
Howard Wilson
Character: Hell Cat


Production and Crew

Wells Root
Screenplay