Flight Command

Name: Flight Command
Director: Frank Borzage
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1940-12-27
Duration: 116 min
Cast: Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey, Walter Pidgeon, Paul Kelly, Shepperd Strudwick

"T-H-R-I-L-L AMERICA! Here come The Flying "HELL CATS"!"

1940 1h 56m 5.9 Movie

Drama War

Overview

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.

Flight Command at a glance

Flight Command is a 1940 drama and war film directed by Frank Borzage, starring Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey and Walter Pidgeon. It runs for 1 hour 56 minutes. TMDB users rate it 5.9 out of 10 from 12 votes.

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