Hell Divers (1932)
January 16, 1932Release Date
Hell Divers (1932)
January 16, 1932Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Clark Gable
Steve Nelson
Wallace Beery
Windy Riker
Conrad Nagel
Duke Johnson
Marie Prevost
Lulu
Dorothy Jordan
Ann Mitchell
Marjorie Rambeau
Mame Kelsey
George W. Hill
Director
Cliff Edwards
Baldy
Frank Wead
Writer
Harvey Gates
Writer
John Miljan
Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin
Malcolm Stuart Boylan
Writer
Landers Stevens
Admiral
James Kevin McGuinness
Writer
Reed Howes
Lieutenant Fisher
Ralph Graves
Writer
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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.Hell Divers was officially Gable's first "starring" role and filmed before he grew his trademark mustache. 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. Four years later, 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.