Flight Command
Plot: A rookie flyer, Ens. Alan Drake, joins the famous Hellcats Squadron right out of flight school in Pensacola
Release Date:
Friday, December 27 1940
84 years ago
84 years ago
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Cast
Robert Taylor. Robert Taylor was 29 in Flight Command as 'Ens. Alan Drake'.Birthday: Sat, Aug 05 1911 –
Died: Sun, Jun 08 1969
Died: Sun, Jun 08 1969
Ruth Hussey. Ruth Hussey was 29 in Flight Command as 'Lorna Gray'.Birthday: Mon, Oct 30 1911 –
Died: Tue, Apr 19 2005
Died: Tue, Apr 19 2005
Walter Pidgeon. Walter Pidgeon was 43 in Flight Command as 'Squadron Commander Billy Gary'.Birthday: Wed, Sep 22 1897 –
Died: Tue, Sep 25 1984
Died: Tue, Sep 25 1984
Paul Kelly. Paul Kelly was 41 in Flight Command as 'Lieut. Cmdr. 'Dusty' Rhodes'.Birthday: Tue, Aug 08 1899 –
Died: Tue, Nov 06 1956
Died: Tue, Nov 06 1956
Shepperd Strudwick. Shepperd Strudwick was 33 in Flight Command as 'Lieut. Jerry Banning'.Birthday: Sun, Sep 22 1907 –
Died: Sat, Jan 15 1983
Died: Sat, Jan 15 1983
Red Skelton. Red Skelton was 27 in Flight Command as 'Lieut. 'Mugger' Martin'.Birthday: Fri, Jul 18 1913 –
Died: Wed, Sep 17 1997
Died: Wed, Sep 17 1997
Nat Pendleton. Nat Pendleton was 45 in Flight Command as 'C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles'.Birthday: Wed, Aug 07 1895 –
Died: Thu, Oct 12 1967
Died: Thu, Oct 12 1967
Dick Purcell. Dick Purcell was 35 in Flight Command as 'Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne'.Birthday: Sun, Aug 06 1905 –
Died: Mon, Apr 10 1944
Died: Mon, Apr 10 1944
William Tannen. William Tannen was 29 in Flight Command as 'Lieut. Freddy Townsend'.Birthday: Fri, Nov 17 1911 –
Died: Thu, Dec 02 1976
Died: Thu, Dec 02 1976
William Stelling. William Stelling was 26 in Flight Command as 'Lieut. Bush'.Birthday: Sat, Mar 07 1914 –
Died: Sat, Aug 08 1998
Died: Sat, Aug 08 1998
Stanley Smith. Stanley Smith was 37 in Flight Command as 'Lieut. Frost'.Birthday: Tue, Jan 06 1903 –
Died: Sat, Apr 13 1974
Died: Sat, Apr 13 1974
Addison Richards. Addison Richards was 38 in Flight Command as 'Vice Admiral'.Birthday: Mon, Oct 20 1902 –
Died: Sun, Mar 22 1964
Died: Sun, Mar 22 1964
Donald Douglas. Donald Douglas was 35 in Flight Command as '1st Duty Officer'.Birthday: Thu, Aug 24 1905 –
Died: Mon, Dec 31 1945
Died: Mon, Dec 31 1945
Pat Flaherty. Pat Flaherty was 43 in Flight Command as '2nd Duty Officer'.Birthday: Mon, Mar 08 1897 –
Died: Wed, Dec 02 1970
Died: Wed, Dec 02 1970
Forbes Murray. Forbes Murray was 56 in Flight Command as 'Captain'.Birthday: Mon, Nov 03 1884 –
Died: Thu, Nov 18 1982
Died: Thu, Nov 18 1982
Marsha Hunt. Marsha Hunt was 23 in Flight Command as 'Claire'.Birthday: Wed, Oct 17 1917 –
Died: Wed, Sep 07 2022
Died: Wed, Sep 07 2022
Lee Tung Foo. Lee Tung Foo was 65 in Flight Command as 'Jung, Gary's Servant'.Birthday: Wed, Apr 21 1875 –
Died: Sun, May 01 1966
Died: Sun, May 01 1966
Reed Hadley. Reed Hadley was 29 in Flight Command as 'Admiral's Aide (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sun, Jun 25 1911 –
Died: Wed, Dec 11 1974
Died: Wed, Dec 11 1974
John Hamilton. John Hamilton was 53 in Flight Command as 'Pensacola Commander (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sun, Jan 16 1887 –
Died: Wed, Oct 15 1958
Died: Wed, Oct 15 1958
Otto Han. Otto Han was >> in Flight Command as 'Gogo, Officer's Club Attendant'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Jack Luden. Jack Luden was 38 in Flight Command as 'Hell Cat'.Birthday: Sat, Feb 08 1902 –
Died: Thu, Feb 15 1951
Died: Thu, Feb 15 1951
James Millican. James Millican was 30 in Flight Command as 'North Island Tower Operator (voice)'.Birthday: Thu, Feb 17 1910 –
Died: Thu, Nov 24 1955
Died: Thu, Nov 24 1955
Alberto Morin. Alberto Morin was 38 in Flight Command as 'Waiter (uncredited)'.Birthday: Fri, Dec 26 1902 –
Died: Fri, Apr 07 1989
Died: Fri, Apr 07 1989
Tom Neal. Tom Neal was 26 in Flight Command as 'Hell Cat'.Birthday: Wed, Jan 28 1914 –
Died: Mon, Aug 07 1972
Died: Mon, Aug 07 1972
George Offerman, Jr.. George Offerman, Jr. was 23 in Flight Command as 'Small Sailor on Downed Seaplane'.Birthday: Wed, Mar 14 1917 –
Died: Mon, Jan 14 1963
Died: Mon, Jan 14 1963
Claire Owen. Claire Owen was 30 in Flight Command as 'Mrs. Frost'.Birthday: Tue, Mar 15 1910 –
Died: Sun, Dec 24 1972
Died: Sun, Dec 24 1972
Steve Pendleton. Steve Pendleton was 32 in Flight Command as 'North Island Tower Operator'.Birthday: Wed, Sep 16 1908 –
Died: Wed, Oct 03 1984
Died: Wed, Oct 03 1984
John Raitt. John Raitt was 23 in Flight Command as 'Hell Cat (uncredited)'.Birthday: Mon, Jan 29 1917 –
Died: Sun, Feb 20 2005
Died: Sun, Feb 20 2005
Walter Sande. Walter Sande was 34 in Flight Command as 'Officer on Downed Seaplane'.Birthday: Mon, Jul 09 1906 –
Died: Mon, Nov 22 1971
Died: Mon, Nov 22 1971
James Seay. James Seay was 26 in Flight Command as 'Officer on Downed Seaplane'.Birthday: Wed, Sep 09 1914 –
Died: Sat, Oct 10 1992
Died: Sat, Oct 10 1992
John Sheehan. John Sheehan was 55 in Flight Command as 'Friendly Mechanic'.Birthday: Thu, Oct 22 1885 –
Died: Thu, Feb 14 1952
Died: Thu, Feb 14 1952
Dick Wessel. Dick Wessel was 27 in Flight Command as 'Big Sailor on Downed Seaplane (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sun, Apr 20 1913 –
Died: Tue, Apr 20 1965
Died: Tue, Apr 20 1965
Gayne Whitman. Gayne Whitman was 50 in Flight Command as 'Doctor'.Birthday: Wed, Mar 19 1890 –
Died: Sun, Aug 31 1958
Died: Sun, Aug 31 1958
Bruce Edwards. Bruce Edwards was 26 in Flight Command as 'Hell Cat'.Birthday: Thu, Oct 08 1914 –
Died: Fri, Sep 20 2002
Died: Fri, Sep 20 2002
Howard Wilson. Howard Wilson was 32 in Flight Command as 'Hell Cat'.Birthday: Mon, Jun 01 1908 –
Died: Wed, Jan 01 1975
Died: Wed, Jan 01 1975
Crew
Frank Borzage. Frank Borzage was 46 in Flight Command as 'Director'Birthday: Mon, Apr 23 1894 –
Died: Tue, Jun 19 1962
Died: Tue, Jun 19 1962
Wells Root. Wells Root was 40 in Flight Command as 'Screenplay'Birthday: Wed, Mar 21 1900 –
Died: Tue, Mar 09 1993
Died: Tue, Mar 09 1993
Harvey S. Haislip. Harvey S. Haislip was 51 in Flight Command as 'Story, Screenplay'Birthday: Fri, Jul 12 1889 –
Died: Sun, Sep 03 1978
Died: Sun, Sep 03 1978
John Sutherland. John Sutherland was 30 in Flight Command as 'Story'Birthday: Sun, Sep 11 1910 –
Died: Sat, Feb 17 2001
Died: Sat, Feb 17 2001