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!
1960-12-29 | 99 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Jack LemmonRip Crandall
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Ricky NelsonTommy Hanson
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John LundWilbur Vandewater
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Chips RaffertyPatterson
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Tom TullyCaptain McClung
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Joby BakerJosh Davidson
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Warren BerlingerA.J. Sparks
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Patricia DriscollMaggie
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Mike KellinJack MacCarthy
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Richard AndersonDennis Foster
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Alvy MooreJohnson
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Teru ShimadaSamada
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John AndersonSailor (uncredited)
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Lysa D'AnjouFrench guide (uncredited)
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