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The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960)

1h 39m · 29 Dec 1960

You'll crack your timbers when you see how the Navy sticks the Army sad sacks with the crumbiest ship afloat!

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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.

Movie ID85539
GenreComedy, War
DirectorRichard Murphy
Main castJack Lemmon, Ricky Nelson, John Lund, Chips Rafferty, Tom Tully, Joby Baker, Warren Berlinger, Patricia Driscoll
Release date29 December 1960
Release year1960
LanguageEnglish
Duration99 min (1h 39m)
Rating6.1 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseColumbia Pictures

Director: Richard Murphy
Writers: Richard Murphy, Herbert Carlson

Top cast

Jack LemmonRip Crandall Ricky NelsonTommy Hanson John LundWilbur Vandewater Chips RaffertyPatterson Tom TullyCaptain McClung Joby BakerJosh Davidson Warren BerlingerA.J. Sparks Patricia DriscollMaggie Mike KellinJack MacCarthy Richard AndersonDennis Foster Alvy MooreJohnson Joseph Gallison Teru ShimadaSamada
George ShibataCaptain Shigetsu
Phil AdamsCrewman (uncredited)
John AndersonSailor (uncredited)
Tom AnthonyCrewman (uncredited)
Nesdon BoothChief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Naaman BrownCorporal Goroka (uncredited)
Lysa D'AnjouFrench guide (uncredited)

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