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Flight Command (1940)

★ 5.6/10 116 min Drama, War United States English
Director: Frank Borzage
Streaming: Not available
T-H-R-I-L-L AMERICA! Here come The Flying "HELL CATS"!

Description

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.

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Top Cast

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

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