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The Wackiest Ship in the Army

(1960)

December 29, 1960 1h 39m
60%
TMDB Score

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.

Richard Murphy

Director

Top Billed Cast

JL

Jack Lemmon

Rip Crandall

RN

Ricky Nelson

Tommy Hanson

JL

John Lund

Wilbur Vandewater

CR

Chips Rafferty

Patterson

TT

Tom Tully

Captain McClung

JB

Joby Baker

Josh Davidson

WB

Warren Berlinger

A.J. Sparks

PD

Patricia Driscoll

Maggie

MK

Mike Kellin

Jack MacCarthy

RA

Richard Anderson

Dennis Foster