{"id":44362,"date":"2019-08-03T14:18:10","date_gmt":"2019-08-03T21:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44362"},"modified":"2021-01-24T00:27:22","modified_gmt":"2021-01-24T07:27:22","slug":"hellcats-of-the-navy-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44362","title":{"rendered":"Hellcats of the Navy (1957)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s a question of your confidence in my judgment.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-of-the-Navy-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-of-the-Navy-Poster-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-44364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-of-the-Navy-Poster-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-of-the-Navy-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-of-the-Navy-Poster.jpg 652w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a submarine commander (Ronald Reagan) makes a tough call in allowing an officer to die rather than subjecting his entire crew to danger, his colleague (Arthur Franz) believes Reagan was motivated by the officer&#8217;s dalliance with his fiancee (Nancy Davis).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Military<\/li>\n<li>Ronald Reagan Films<\/li>\n<li>World War II<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary cites this &#8220;curio&#8217;s selling point &#8212; Ronald Reagan romances Nancy Davis&#8221; &#8212; as a &#8220;major reason why it is so dull&#8221;, noting that if &#8220;Reagan weren&#8217;t president and Nancy his First Lady, [the] film would have been forgotten&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Reagan-Davis.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Reagan-Davis-1024x569.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Reagan-Davis-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Reagan-Davis-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Reagan-Davis-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Reagan-Davis-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Reagan-Davis-1536x854.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Reagan-Davis-486x270.png 486w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Reagan-Davis-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Reagan-Davis.png 1805w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He argues that it&#8217;s a &#8220;terrible movie, but it is interesting because it stars Reagan and explores the nature of command.&#8221; He adds that &#8220;Nancy Reagan haters will enjoy the sailors passing around her 8-by-10 glossy (she looks sixty and shriveled) and getting all hot and bothered&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Photo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Photo-1024x566.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Photo-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Photo-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Photo-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Photo-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Photo-1536x849.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Photo-489x270.png 489w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Photo-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Photo.png 1815w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clearly, Peary&#8217;s comments are biased by the era when <em>GFTFF<\/em> was published (smack dab in the middle of Reagan&#8217;s 8-year presidency); it&#8217;s a bit easier these days to separate the actor from the politician, and to that end, Reagan is actually quite credible (if unexceptional). The storyline is standard Hollywoodized fare, exploring leadership and trust issues in times of heightened tension and combat. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Reagan.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Reagan-1024x560.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"350\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Reagan-1024x560.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Reagan-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Reagan-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Reagan-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Reagan-1536x840.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Reagan-494x270.png 494w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Reagan.png 1819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not by any means must-see, but might be of minor interest to fans of submarine warfare.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Irving Lippman&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Cinematography-1024x580.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"363\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-44363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Cinematography-1024x580.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Cinematography-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Cinematography-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Cinematography-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hellcats-Cinematography.png 1957w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; feel free to skip this one unless you&#8217;re curious. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0050500\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s808hell.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/27493\/the-hellcats-of-the-navy#articles-reviews?articleId=218514\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a question of your confidence in my judgment.&#8221; Synopsis: When a submarine commander (Ronald Reagan) makes a tough call in allowing an officer to die rather than subjecting his entire crew to danger, his colleague (Arthur Franz) believes Reagan was motivated by the officer&#8217;s dalliance with his fiancee (Nancy Davis). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Military Ronald Reagan Films World War II Review: Peary cites this &#8220;curio&#8217;s selling point &#8212; Ronald Reagan romances Nancy Davis&#8221; &#8212; as a &#8220;major&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44362\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44362"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65525,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44362\/revisions\/65525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}