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The Wackiest Ship in the Army
You'll crack your timbers when you see how the Navy sticks the Army sad sacks with the crumbiest ship afloat!
Genres
ComedyWar
Overview
Lieutenant Rip Crandall is hoodwinked into taking command of the "Wackiest Ship in the Navy" – a real garbage scow with a crew of misfits who don't know a jib from a jigger. What none of them knows, including Crandall, is that this ship has a very important top-secret mission to complete in waters patrolled by the Japanese fleet. Their mission will save hundreds of allied lives – if only they can get there in one piece.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
99 min
Release Date
1960-12-29
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
36
Vote Average
5.9
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Jack Lemmon
Rip Crandall
Ricky Nelson
Tommy Hanson
John Lund
Wilbur Vandewater
Chips Rafferty
Patterson
Tom Tully
Captain McClung
Joby Baker
Josh Davidson
Warren Berlinger
A.J. Sparks
Patricia Driscoll
Maggie
Mike Kellin
Jack MacCarthy
Richard Anderson
Dennis Foster
Alvy Moore
Johnson
Teru Shimada
Samada
George Shibata
Captain Shigetsu
Phil Adams
Crewman (uncredited)
John Anderson
Sailor (uncredited)
Tom Anthony
Crewman (uncredited)
Nesdon Booth
Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Naaman Brown
Cpl. Goroka (uncredited)
Lysa D'Anjou
French guide (uncredited)
Fuji
Japanese Sergeant (uncredited)
Clive Halliday
Australian Major General (uncredited)
Gavin W. Harper
Seaman (uncredited)
Dale Ishimoto
Japanese Pilot (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
Shark Bait - USS Echo Crewman (uncredited)
Richard Quine
Narrator (uncredited)
Hudson Shotwell
Adm. Hathaway (uncredited)
Sid Tomack
Arthur, Bartender at Kangaroo Club (uncredited)
Richard Torrence
Horse (uncredited)
Ron Veto
Native (uncredited)
Russ Whiteman
American Colonel (uncredited)
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