Talk:Hellcats of the Navy

Character names are not indicated in on-screen cast credits

It should be noted that, since the character names are not specified in either the opening or closing credits, their form in the cast list is taken from various resources, primarily AFI Catalog of Feature Films and IMDb, as well as from personal viewing by editors. For the record, below is a reproduction of the cast listing in the opening credits:

COLUMBIA

COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATION                            PRESENTS                 HELLCATS               OF THE NAVY COPYRIGHT © MCMLVII BY COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATION                      ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

STARRING RONALD REAGAN

CO–STARRING NANCY            ARTHUR  DAVIS              FRANZ

WITH ROBERT ARTHUR (actor)       WILLIAM LESLIE (actor)              WILLIAM PHILLIPS (actor)                     HARRY LAUTER                           MICHAEL GARTH                                  JOSEPH TURKEL                                         DON KEEFER

The closing credits indicate THE END, followed by COLUMBIA.
                                                                                                                                    Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 02:34, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

Hellcat etymology

Removed [1]. Per the book, "Hellpots" were the slang term for mines and "Hellsbells" was the sound the FM sonar made when detecting a mine. There's not mention of the fighter plane. NE Ent 13:59, 9 November 2022 (UTC)