Flight Command

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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  Frank Borzage

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  Robert Taylor
  Ens. Alan Drake
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  Ruth Hussey
  Lorna Gray
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  Walter Pidgeon
  Squadron Commander Billy Gary
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  Paul Kelly
  Lieut. Cmdr. 'Dusty' Rhodes
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  Shepperd Strudwick
  Lieut. Jerry Banning
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  Red Skelton
  Lieut. 'Mugger' Martin
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  Nat Pendleton
  C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles
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  Dick Purcell
  Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
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  William Tannen
  Lieut. Freddy Townsend
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  William Stelling
  Lieut. Bush
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  Stanley Smith
  Lieut. Frost
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  Addison Richards
  Vice Admiral
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  Donald Douglas
  1st Duty Officer
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  Pat Flaherty
  2nd Duty Officer
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  Forbes Murray
  Captain
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  Marsha Hunt
  Claire
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  Cliff Danielson
  Hell Cat
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  Bob Davis
  Hell Cat
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  Lee Tung Foo
  Jung, Gary's Servant
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  Reed Hadley
  Admiral's Aide (uncredited)