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The Wackiest Ship in the Army

Genre:ComedyWar

Released:1960-12-29

Runtime:99

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

Character: Rip Crandall

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Ricky Nelson

Character: Tommy Hanson

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John Lund

Character: Wilbur Vandewater

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Chips Rafferty

Character: Patterson

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Tom Tully

Character: Captain McClung

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Joby Baker

Character: Josh Davidson

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Warren Berlinger

Character: A.J. Sparks

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Patricia Driscoll

Character: Maggie

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Mike Kellin

Character: Jack MacCarthy

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Richard Anderson

Character: Dennis Foster

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Alvy Moore

Character: Johnson

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Teru Shimada

Character: Samada

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George Shibata

Character: Captain Shigetsu

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Phil Adams

Character: Crewman (uncredited)

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John Anderson

Character: Sailor (uncredited)

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Tom Anthony

Character: Crewman (uncredited)

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Nesdon Booth

Character: Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)

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Naaman Brown

Character: Cpl. Goroka (uncredited)

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Lysa D'Anjou

Character: French guide (uncredited)

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Fuji

Character: Japanese Sergeant (uncredited)

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Clive Halliday

Character: Australian Major General (uncredited)

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Gavin W. Harper

Character: Seaman (uncredited)

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Dale Ishimoto

Character: Japanese Pilot (uncredited)

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Roy Jenson

Character: Shark Bait - USS Echo Crewman (uncredited)

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Richard Quine

Character: Narrator (uncredited)

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Hudson Shotwell

Character: Adm. Hathaway (uncredited)

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Sid Tomack

Character: Arthur, Bartender at Kangaroo Club (uncredited)

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Richard Torrence

Character: Horse (uncredited)

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Ron Veto

Character: Native (uncredited)

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Russ Whiteman

Character: American Colonel (uncredited)

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