The Wackiest Ship in the Army

1960    1h 39m    Not Rated
Comedy, War,
6.344%60%
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.
Directed By
Richard Murphy
Written By
Richard Murphy, Herbert Carlson,
Studio
Columbia Pictures

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Cast of The Wackiest Ship in the Army
  • Jack LemmonRip Crandall
  • Ricky NelsonTommy Hanson
  • John LundWilbur Vandewater
  • Chips RaffertyPatterson
  • Tom TullyCaptain McClung
  • Joby BakerJosh Davidson
  • Warren BerlingerA.J. Sparks
  • Patricia DriscollMaggie
  • Mike KellinJack MacCarthy
  • Richard AndersonDennis Foster
  • Alvy MooreJohnson
  • Teru ShimadaSamada
  • George ShibataCaptain Shigetsu
  • Phil AdamsCrewman (uncredited)
  • John AndersonSailor (uncredited)
  • Tom AnthonyCrewman (uncredited)
  • Nesdon BoothChief Petty Officer (uncredited)
  • Naaman BrownCpl. Goroka (uncredited)
  • Lysa D'AnjouFrench guide (uncredited)
  • FujiJapanese Sergeant (uncredited)
  • Clive HallidayAustralian Major General (uncredited)
  • Gavin W. HarperSeaman (uncredited)
  • Dale IshimotoJapanese Pilot (uncredited)
  • Roy JensonShark Bait - USS Echo Crewman (uncredited)
  • Richard QuineNarrator (uncredited)
  • Hudson ShotwellAdm. Hathaway (uncredited)
  • Sid TomackArthur, Bartender at Kangaroo Club (uncredited)
  • Richard TorrenceHorse (uncredited)
  • Ron VetoNative (uncredited)
  • Russ WhitemanAmerican Colonel (uncredited)
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