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Release Date:
May 1957 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Down . . . Down . . . Down . . . into enemy waters with the fightin' hellcats of the U.S. sub pack !
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(2 articles)
Fantasy Movie Producer Schneer Dead At 88
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 26 January 2009, 1:32 AM, PST)

Former President Ronald Reagan Dies at 93
 (From IMDb News. 6 June 2004)

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Cast

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Ronald Reagan ... Cmdr. Casey Abbott (Captain, USS Starfish)

Nancy Davis ... Nurse Lt. Helen Blair
Arthur Franz ... Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish)
Robert Arthur ... Freddy Warren
William Leslie ... Lt. Paul Prentice
William 'Bill' Phillips ... Carroll (as William Phillips)
Harry Lauter ... Lt. (j.g.) Wes Barton
Michael Garth ... Lt. Charlie (USS Starfish)
Joe Turkel ... Chick (Torpedoman, USS Starfish) (as Joseph Turkel)

Don Keefer ... Jug
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Max Showalter ... Crewman / diver
Frank Chase ... Sailor Holding Knife (uncredited)
Vinnie De Carlo ... Sailor that dies on deck of sub in Cmdr Abbott's arms (uncredited)
James Dobson ... Bob Altman (uncredited)
Thomas Browne Henry ... Board of Inquiry Chief (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson ... Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz (uncredited)
Maurice Manson ... Vice-Adm. Charles A. Lockwood (uncredited)
Robert Nichols ... Ens. Bob Altman (sonar officer) (uncredited)
Chester W. Nimitz ... Himself (uncredited)
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Directed by
Nathan Juran 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Charles A. Lockwood (book "Hellcats of the Sea") (as Vice-Admiral Charles A. Lockwood Vice-Admiral USN Ret.) and
Hans Christian Adamson (book "Hellcats of the Sea") (as Col. Hans Christian Adamson USAF Ret.)

David Lang (screen story)

David Lang (screenplay) and
Bernard Gordon (screenplay) originally as Raymond T. Marcus

Produced by
Charles H. Schneer .... producer
 
Original Music by
Mischa Bakaleinikoff 
 
Cinematography by
Irving Lippman 
 
Film Editing by
Jerome Thoms 
 
Art Direction by
Rudi Feld 
 
Set Decoration by
Sidney Clifford 
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Abby Singer .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Dean Thomas .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Richard H. Kline .... camera operator (uncredited)
 
Music Department
George Antheil .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
George Duning .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
George Greeley .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Louis Gruenberg .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Lucien Moraweck .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
David Raksin .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Max Steiner .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
 

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Runtime:
82 min
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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The only movie that Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis (aka Nancy Reagan) made together. more
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13 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Too often over scrutinized, 10 January 2004
6/10
Author: Rich Harding

This film is primarily for Ronald Reagan buffs or for those who want to see Ron and Nancy on screen together. The story centers around an initially unstable relationship between a submarine commander, a nurse, another officer showing interest in her and an executive officer who questions the motives of the commander, both personally and militarily. Is it one of the 'great' WWII submarine movies? No. Is it worth a look? Yes. It doesn't contain the depth or intensity of Cary Grant's "Destination Tokyo" or Clark Gable's "Run Silent, Run Deep," but could be considered comparable to Glenn Ford's "Torpedo Run."

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