Hellcats of the Navy

Ronald Reagan, Nancy Davis, Arthur Franz, Robert Arthur (starring)
Nathan Juran (director)
Charles A. Lockwood USN Ret. and Hans Christian Adamson USAF Ret. (book)
David Lang and Bernard Gordon (screenwriter)

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1957. Vintage black-and-white still photograph of Ronald Reagan and Arthur Franz from the 1957 US film.

Based on the 1955 book, "Hellcats of the Sea," starring future president Ronald Reagan and his wife-to-be Nancy Davis in their only collaboration. Reagan stars as the commander of a WWII submarine, with Nancy as the onboard nurse. During one mission, the commander is forced to leave one of his men behind, but the commander's intentions are questioned.

8 x 10 inches. Light toning and faint creases, else Near Fine.


[Book #132879]