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!”
1960•NR•1h 39m•6.1•Released
ComedyWar
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.
Director
Richard Murphy
Writer
Richard Murphy
Languages
English
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Cast
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
Joseph Gallison
Teru Shimada
Samada
George Shibata
Captain Shigetsu
Phil Adams
Crewman (uncredited)
Production
Company
Columbia Pictures
Producer
Fred Kohlmar
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