Flight Command

Flight Command

5.636

1940-12-27

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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Flight Command

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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.

Released

1940-12-27

Runtime

116

Director

Frank Borzage

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Drama

War

Language

English

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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    Robert Taylor

    Robert Taylor
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    Ruth Hussey

    Ruth Hussey
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    Walter Pidgeon

    Walter Pidgeon
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    Paul Kelly

    Paul Kelly
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    Shepperd Strudwick

    Shepperd Strudwick
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    Red Skelton

    Red Skelton
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    Nat Pendleton

    Nat Pendleton
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    Dick Purcell

    Dick Purcell
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    William Tannen

    William Tannen
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    William Stelling

    William Stelling
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    Stanley Smith

    Stanley Smith
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    Addison Richards

    Addison Richards
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    Donald Douglas

    Donald Douglas
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    Pat Flaherty

    Pat Flaherty
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    Forbes Murray

    Forbes Murray
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    Marsha Hunt

    Marsha Hunt
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    Cliff Danielson

    Cliff Danielson
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    Bob Davis

    Bob Davis
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    Lee Tung Foo

    Lee Tung Foo
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    Reed Hadley

    Reed Hadley
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    John Hamilton

    John Hamilton
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    Otto Han

    Otto Han
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    Hal Le Sueur

    Hal Le Sueur
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    Jack Luden

    Jack Luden
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    James Millican

    James Millican
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    Alberto Morin

    Alberto Morin
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    Tom Neal

    Tom Neal
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    George Offerman, Jr.

    George Offerman, Jr.
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    Claire Owen

    Claire Owen
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    Steve Pendleton

    Steve Pendleton
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    John Raitt

    John Raitt
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    Walter Sande

    Walter Sande
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    James Seay

    James Seay
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    John Sheehan

    John Sheehan
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    Dick Wessel

    Dick Wessel
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    Gayne Whitman

    Gayne Whitman
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    Gilbert Wilson

    Gilbert Wilson
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    Bruce Edwards

    Bruce Edwards
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    Howard Wilson

    Howard Wilson