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Flight Command

Flight Command
★ 5.9/10•1940•1h 56m•Drama•War

T-H-R-I-L-L AMERICA! Here come The Flying "HELL CATS"!

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.

Frank Borzage · Director

Wells Root · Screenplay

Harvey S. Haislip · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 56m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 27, 1940

Actors

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Ens. Alan Drake

Ruth Hussey

Ruth Hussey

Lorna Gray

Walter Pidgeon

Walter Pidgeon

Squadron Commander Billy Gary

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

Lieut. Cmdr. 'Dusty' Rhodes

Shepperd Strudwick

Shepperd Strudwick

Lieut. Jerry Banning

Red Skelton

Red Skelton

Lieut. 'Mugger' Martin

Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles

Dick Purcell

Dick Purcell

Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne

William Tannen

William Tannen

Lieut. Freddy Townsend

William Stelling

William Stelling

Lieut. Bush

Stanley Smith

Stanley Smith

Lieut. Frost

Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Vice Admiral

Donald Douglas

Donald Douglas

1st Duty Officer

Pat Flaherty

2nd Duty Officer

Forbes Murray

Forbes Murray

Captain

Marsha Hunt

Marsha Hunt

Claire

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