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Hell Divers is a 1932 American film starring Wallace Beery and Clark Gable as a pair of competing chief petty officers in early naval aviation. The film, made with the cooperation of the United States Navy, features considerable footage of flight operations on board the Navy's second aircraft carrier, the USS Saratoga, including dramatic shots of takeoffs and landings filmed from the Curtiss F8C-4 Helldiver dive bombers after which the movie was named. Hell Divers was officially Gable's first "starring" role and filmed before he grew his trademark mustache. Gable had appeared in a minor supporting role in another Beery film, The Secret Six, earlier the same year. For Gable, Hell Divers was not a pleasant experience since he was again billed beneath Beery, an actor he personally disliked. Three years later, Gable would be billed over Beery in the lavish epic China Seas, one of only four films during the sound era in which Beery did not receive top billing. Other actors appearing include Conrad Nagel, Dorothy Jordan, Marjorie Rambeau and Marie Prevost. An uncredited Robert Young appears near the end of the film in a speaking role as Graham, a pilot.
Original Release
01/14/1932
US Release
01/16/1932
Cast
Name | Character |
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Wallace Beery | Windy Riker / "Windy" Riker |
Clark Gable | Steve Nelson |
Conrad Nagel | Duke Johnson |
Dorothy Jordan | Ann Mitchell |
Marjorie Rambeau | Mame Kelsey |
Marie Prevost | Lulu |
Cliff Edwards | Baldy |
John Miljan | Jack Griffin / Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin |
Landers Stevens | Admiral |
Reed Howes | Lieutenant Fisher / Lt. Fisher |
Directors
Writers
Frank Wead, Harvey Gates, Malcolm Stuart Boylan, James Kevin McGuinness, Ralph Graves, James Warner Bellah, Charles MacArthur, Edward Dean Sullivan
Cast
Name | Character |
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Wallace Beery | Windy Riker / "Windy" Riker |
Clark Gable | Steve Nelson |
Conrad Nagel | Duke Johnson |
Dorothy Jordan | Ann Mitchell |
Marjorie Rambeau | Mame Kelsey |
Marie Prevost | Lulu |
Cliff Edwards | Baldy |
John Miljan | Jack Griffin / Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin |
Landers Stevens | Admiral |
Reed Howes | Lieutenant Fisher / Lt. Fisher |
Alan Roscoe | Captain - U.S.S Saratoga |
Frank Conroy | Chaplain |
Virginia Bruce | Girl |
John Kelly | Sailor |
Eric Alden | Sailor |
John George | Barfly |
Sherry Hall | Naval Officer |
Pat O'Malley | Commander of the 'Los Angeles' |
Jack Pennick | Mechanic Socked by Windy for Smoking |
Buddy Roosevelt | Mechanic Who Checked Motor #7 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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George W. Hill | Producer |