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!”
Synopsis
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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Edited by Charles NelsonShot by Charles Lawton JrScored by George Duning
Also known as
- Auf schrägem Kursde
- Comando del Pacíficoes
- Le Rafiot héroïquefr
- La nave più scassata... dell'esercitoit
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18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Mike Kellin
as Chief Mate Jack MacCarthy
Richard Anderson
as Lt. Dennis Foster
Jack Lemmon
as Lt. Rip Crandall
Ricky Nelson
as Ens. Tommy Hanson
Warren Berlinger
as Radioman A.J. Sparks
Patricia Driscoll
as Maggie
John Lund
as Lt. Cmdr. Wilbur Vandewater
Chips Rafferty
as Patterson
Tom Tully
as Capt. McClung
Joby Baker
as Josh Davidson
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