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The Wackiest Ship in the Army

NR

1960

99 minutes

ComedyWar

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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Top Cast

Jack Lemmon headshot

Jack Lemmon

Rip Crandall

Ricky Nelson headshot

Ricky Nelson

Tommy Hanson

John Lund headshot

John Lund

Wilbur Vandewater

Chips Rafferty headshot

Chips Rafferty

Patterson

Tom Tully headshot

Tom Tully

Captain McClung

Joby Baker headshot

Joby Baker

Josh Davidson

Warren Berlinger headshot

Warren Berlinger

A.J. Sparks

Patricia Driscoll headshot

Patricia Driscoll

Maggie

Mike Kellin headshot

Mike Kellin

Jack MacCarthy

Richard Anderson headshot

Richard Anderson

Dennis Foster

Alvy Moore headshot

Alvy Moore

Johnson

Teru Shimada headshot

Teru Shimada

Samada

George Shibata headshot

George Shibata

Captain Shigetsu

Phil Adams headshot

Phil Adams

Crewman (uncredited)

John Anderson headshot

John Anderson

Sailor (uncredited)

Tom Anthony headshot

Tom Anthony

Crewman (uncredited)

Nesdon Booth headshot

Nesdon Booth

Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)

Naaman Brown headshot

Naaman Brown

Cpl. Goroka (uncredited)

Lysa D'Anjou headshot

Lysa D'Anjou

French guide (uncredited)

Fuji headshot

Fuji

Japanese Sergeant (uncredited)

Clive Halliday headshot

Clive Halliday

Australian Major General (uncredited)

Gavin W. Harper headshot

Gavin W. Harper

Seaman (uncredited)

Dale Ishimoto headshot

Dale Ishimoto

Japanese Pilot (uncredited)

Roy Jenson headshot

Roy Jenson

Shark Bait - USS Echo Crewman (uncredited)

Richard Quine headshot

Richard Quine

Narrator (uncredited)

Hudson Shotwell headshot

Hudson Shotwell

Adm. Hathaway (uncredited)

Sid Tomack headshot

Sid Tomack

Arthur, Bartender at Kangaroo Club (uncredited)

Richard Torrence headshot

Richard Torrence

Horse (uncredited)

Ron Veto headshot

Ron Veto

Native (uncredited)

Russ Whiteman headshot

Russ Whiteman

American Colonel (uncredited)