Hell Divers (1932)
January 16, 1932Release Date
Hell Divers (1932)
January 16, 1932Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Wallace Beery
'Windy' Riker
Clark Gable
Steve Nelson
Conrad Nagel
Duke Johnson
Dorothy Jordan
Ann Mitchell
Marie Prevost
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Marjorie Rambeau
Mame Kelsey
Cliff Edwards
Baldy
John Miljan
Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin
Landers Stevens
Admiral
Reed Howes
Lieutenant Fisher
Alan Roscoe
Captain - U.S.S Saratoga
Frank Conroy
Chaplain
Robert Young
Graham - Pilot Reporting Missing Airplanes (uncredited)
Frank Wead
Writer
John George
Barfly (uncredited)
George W. Hill
Director / Producer
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Release DateJanuary 16, 1932
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 49m
Content RatingNR
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Hell Divers is a 1932 American pre-Code black-and-white film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Wallace Beery and Clark Gable as a pair of competing chief petty officers in early naval aviation. The film, made with the cooperation of the United States Navy, features considerable footage of flight operations aboard the Navy's second aircraft carrier, the USS Saratoga, including dramatic shots of takeoffs and landings filmed from the Curtiss F8C-4 Helldiver dive bombers after which the movie was named.
Nine months before Hell Divers was released, Gable had appeared in a minor supporting role in another Beery film, The Secret Six, in April 1931. For Gable, Hell Divers was not a pleasant experience since he was again billed beneath Beery, an actor he personally disliked. In 1935, Gable was billed over Beery in the lavish epic China Seas, one of only four films during the sound era in which Beery did not receive top billing. Other actors appearing include Conrad Nagel, Dorothy Jordan, Marjorie Rambeau, and Marie Prevost. An uncredited Robert Young appears near the end of the film in a speaking role as Graham, a pilot.