Flight Command (1940)
1h 56m
Running Time
December 27, 1940Release Date
Flight Command (1940)
1h 56m
Running Time
December 27, 1940Release Date
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.


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Cast & Crew.

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

J. Walter Ruben
Producer

Cliff Danielson
Hell Cat

Franz Waxman
Composer

Harold Rosson
Cinematographer

Bob Davis
Hell Cat

Lee Tung Foo
Jung, Gary's Servant

Robert Kern
Editor

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
Media.

Details.
Release DateDecember 27, 1940
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 56m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
pilot
navy
Wiki.
Flight Command is a 1940 American U.S. Navy film from MGM, produced by Frank Borzage
and directed by J. Walter Ruben and Frank Borzage (uncredited), starring Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey, and Walter Pidgeon. It has the distinction of often being credited as the first Hollywood film glorifying the American military to be released after the outbreak of World War II in Europe, a year before the U.S. entered the conflict.
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