The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960)

The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1960-12-29 United States of America 99 Min. PG-13
5.9 36 votes
Comedy, War

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.

Cast

Jack Lemmon is Rip Crandall
Rip Crandall
Ricky Nelson is Tommy Hanson
Tommy Hanson
John Lund is Wilbur Vandewater
Wilbur Vandewater
Chips Rafferty is Patterson
Patterson
Tom Tully is Captain McClung
Captain McClung
Joby Baker is Josh Davidson
Josh Davidson
Warren Berlinger is A.J. Sparks
A.J. Sparks
Patricia Driscoll is Maggie
Maggie
Mike Kellin is Jack MacCarthy
Jack MacCarthy
Richard Anderson is Dennis Foster
Dennis Foster
Alvy Moore is Johnson
Johnson
Teru Shimada is Samada
Samada
George Shibata is Captain Shigetsu
Captain Shigetsu
Phil Adams is Crewman (uncredited)
Crewman (uncredited)
John Anderson is Sailor (uncredited)
Sailor (uncredited)
Tom Anthony is Crewman (uncredited)
Crewman (uncredited)
Nesdon Booth is Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Naaman Brown is Cpl. Goroka (uncredited)
Cpl. Goroka (uncredited)
Lysa D'Anjou is French guide (uncredited)
French guide (uncredited)
Fuji is Japanese Sergeant (uncredited)
Japanese Sergeant (uncredited)
Clive Halliday is Australian Major General (uncredited)
Australian Major General (uncredited)
Gavin W. Harper is Seaman (uncredited)
Seaman (uncredited)
Dale Ishimoto is Japanese Pilot (uncredited)
Japanese Pilot (uncredited)
Roy Jenson is Shark Bait - USS Echo Crewman (uncredited)
Shark Bait - USS Echo Crewman (uncredited)
Richard Quine is Narrator (uncredited)
Narrator (uncredited)
Hudson Shotwell is Adm. Hathaway (uncredited)
Adm. Hathaway (uncredited)
Sid Tomack is Arthur, Bartender at Kangaroo Club (uncredited)
Arthur, Bartender at Kangaroo Club (uncredited)
Richard Torrence is Horse (uncredited)
Horse (uncredited)
Ron Veto is Native (uncredited)
Native (uncredited)
Russ Whiteman is American Colonel (uncredited)
American Colonel (uncredited)

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