The Wackiest Ship in the Army
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
Release: 1960-12-29
·Runtime: 99m
·★ 5.9
Comedy
War
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
Cast
Jack Lemmon
as Rip Crandall
Ricky Nelson
as Tommy Hanson
John Lund
as Wilbur Vandewater
Chips Rafferty
as Patterson
Tom Tully
as Captain McClung
Joby Baker
as Josh Davidson
Warren Berlinger
as A.J. Sparks
Mike Kellin
as Jack MacCarthy
Richard Anderson
as Dennis Foster
Alvy Moore
as Johnson
Teru Shimada
as Samada
John Anderson
as Sailor (uncredited)
Lysa D'Anjou
as French guide (uncredited)
Dale Ishimoto
as Japanese Pilot (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
as Shark Bait - USS Echo Crewman (uncredited)
Richard Quine
as Narrator (uncredited)
Sid Tomack
as Arthur, Bartender at Kangaroo Club (uncredited)
Ron Veto
as Native (uncredited)
