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The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960)

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

Genre : Comedy, War

Runtime : 1H 39M

Director : Richard Murphy
Writer : Richard Murphy

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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)

Crews

Richard Murphy
Richard Murphy
Director
Richard Murphy
Richard Murphy
Screenplay
Fred Kohlmar
Fred Kohlmar
Producer
Herbert H. Margolis
Herbert H. Margolis
Screenstory
William Raynor
William Raynor
Screenstory
Herbert Carlson
Herbert Carlson
Story
George Duning
George Duning
Original Music Composer
Charles Lawton Jr.
Charles Lawton Jr.
Director of Photography
Carl Anderson
Carl Anderson
Art Direction
Charles Nelson
Charles Nelson
Editor
Louis Diage
Louis Diage
Set Decoration
Sam Nelson
Sam Nelson
Assistant Director
Ben Lane
Ben Lane
Makeup Supervisor
Helen Hunt
Helen Hunt
Hairstylist
Charles J. Rice
Charles J. Rice
Recording Supervision
George Cooper
George Cooper
Sound
Arthur Morton
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator

Posters and backgrounds

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