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The Wackiest Ship in the Army
The Wackiest Ship in the Army

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!

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

29 December 1960

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Rip Crandall

Ricky Nelson

Ricky Nelson

Tommy Hanson

John Lund

John Lund

Wilbur Vandewater

Chips Rafferty

Chips Rafferty

Patterson

Tom Tully

Tom Tully

Captain McClung

Joby Baker

Joby Baker

Josh Davidson

Warren Berlinger

Warren Berlinger

A.J. Sparks

Patricia Driscoll

Patricia Driscoll

Maggie

Mike Kellin

Mike Kellin

Jack MacCarthy

Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson

Dennis Foster

Alvy Moore

Alvy Moore

Johnson

Teru Shimada

Teru Shimada

Samada

George Shibata

George Shibata

Captain Shigetsu

Phil Adams

Phil Adams

Crewman (uncredited)

John Anderson

John Anderson

Sailor (uncredited)

Tom Anthony

Tom Anthony

Crewman (uncredited)

Nesdon Booth

Nesdon Booth

Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)

Naaman Brown

Naaman Brown

Cpl. Goroka (uncredited)

Lysa D'Anjou

Lysa D'Anjou

French guide (uncredited)

Fuji

Fuji

Japanese Sergeant (uncredited)

Clive Halliday

Clive Halliday

Australian Major General (uncredited)

Gavin W. Harper

Gavin W. Harper

Seaman (uncredited)

Dale Ishimoto

Dale Ishimoto

Japanese Pilot (uncredited)

Roy Jenson

Roy Jenson

Shark Bait - USS Echo Crewman (uncredited)

Richard Quine

Richard Quine

Narrator (uncredited)

Hudson Shotwell

Hudson Shotwell

Adm. Hathaway (uncredited)

Sid Tomack

Sid Tomack

Arthur, Bartender at Kangaroo Club (uncredited)

Richard Torrence

Richard Torrence

Horse (uncredited)

Ron Veto

Ron Veto

Native (uncredited)

Russ Whiteman

Russ Whiteman

American Colonel (uncredited)

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