
Flight Command (1940)
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.
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Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 0.354 |
Directed By
Frank Borzage
Crew
Wells Root
Frank Borzage
John Sutherland
Harvey S. Haislip
Harvey S. Haislip
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
Cliff Danielson
Hell Cat
Bob Davis
Hell Cat

Lee Tung Foo
Jung, Gary's Servant

Reed Hadley
Admiral's Aide

John Hamilton
Pensacola Commander
Otto Han
Gogo, Officer's Club Attendant
Hal Le Sueur
Hell Cat

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
Claire Owen
Mrs. Frost

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
Gilbert Wilson
Hell Cat

Bruce Edwards
Hell Cat

Howard Wilson
Hell Cat