Hellcats of the Navy

Captain Casey Abbott commands an American submarine in the Pacific during World War II. When a perilous mission to retrieve a new Japanese mine for study goes awry, he's forced to abandon a likable combat diver. Abbott's orders to leave a man behind appear to be justified, but his second-in-command believes he had ulterior motives:

CAST

Ronald ReaganCmdr. Casey Abbott (Captain, USS Starfish)

Nancy ReaganNurse Lt. Helen Blair

Arthur FranzLt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish)

Robert ArthurFreddy Warren

William LeslieLt. Paul Prentice

William PhillipsCarroll (as William Phillips)

Harry LauterLt. (j.g.) Wes Barton

Michael GarthBill aka Lt. Charlie

Joe TurkelChick (as Joseph Turkel)

Don KeeferJug

Chester W. NimitzHimself (in prologue) (uncredited)