The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960)
Overview
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 | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.3799 |
Directed By
Richard Murphy
Crew
Fred Kohlmar
Richard Murphy
Richard Murphy
Herbert Carlson
Arthur Morton
Helen Hunt
Charles Lawton Jr.
George Cooper
William Raynor
Charles Nelson
Herbert H. Margolis
Charles J. Rice
George Duning
Louis Diage
Sam Nelson
Carl Anderson
Ben Lane
TOP 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
Teru Shimada
Samada
George Shibata
Captain Shigetsu
Phil Adams
Crewman (uncredited)
John Anderson
Sailor (uncredited)
Tom Anthony
Crewman (uncredited)
Nesdon Booth
Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Naaman Brown
Cpl. Goroka (uncredited)
Lysa D'Anjou
French guide (uncredited)
Fuji
Japanese Sergeant (uncredited)
Clive Halliday
Australian Major General (uncredited)
Gavin W. Harper
Seaman (uncredited)
Dale Ishimoto
Japanese Pilot (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
Shark Bait - USS Echo Crewman (uncredited)
Richard Quine
Narrator (uncredited)
Hudson Shotwell
Adm. Hathaway (uncredited)
Sid Tomack
Arthur, Bartender at Kangaroo Club (uncredited)
Richard Torrence
Horse (uncredited)
Ron Veto
Native (uncredited)
Russ Whiteman
American Colonel (uncredited)
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