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Onionhead (1958)

The Ship's Cook who has the Coast Guard in a Stew!

Genre : Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 51M

Director : Norman Taurog
Writer : Nelson Gidding

Synopsis

Follow-up to Andy Griffith's big hit in "No Time for Sergeants" moves the action to the Coast Guard and WW II.

Actors

Andy Griffith
Andy Griffith
Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead
Felicia Farr
Felicia Farr
Stella Papparonis
Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau
'Red' Wildoe
Erin O'Brien
Erin O'Brien
Josephine 'Jo' Hill
Joe Mantell
Joe Mantell
Harry 'Doc' O'Neal
Ray Danton
Ray Danton
Ensign Dennis Higgins
James Gregory
James Gregory
Lt. Cmdr. Fox aka The Skipper
Joey Bishop
Joey Bishop
Sidney Gutsell
Roscoe Karns
Roscoe Karns
'Windy' Woods
Claude Akins
Claude Akins
Poznicki
Ainslie Pryor
Ainslie Pryor
Chief Miller

Crews

Norman Taurog
Norman Taurog
Director
Nelson Gidding
Nelson Gidding
Screenplay
Weldon Hill
Weldon Hill
Novel

Posters and backgrounds

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