Film

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

1960 · 1h 39m · Comedy · War

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

IMDb

6.3

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.

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)

John Anderson

Sailor (uncredited)

• Richard MurphyScreenplay · Director
• Herbert CarlsonStory
• Fred KohlmarProducer
• Charles Lawton Jr.Director of Photography
• George DuningOriginal Music Composer
• Charles NelsonEditor

Release date

December 29, 1960

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

NR

Genres

Comedy, War

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