The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960)

6.0/10 99 min 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

Rip Crandall

Ricky Nelson

Tommy Hanson

John Lund

Wilbur Vandewater

Chips Rafferty

Patterson

Tom Tully

Captain McClung

Joby Baker

Josh Davidson

Warren Berlinger

A.J. Sparks

Mike Kellin

Jack MacCarthy

Richard Anderson

Dennis Foster

Alvy Moore

Johnson

Teru Shimada

Samada

John Anderson

Sailor (uncredited)

Nesdon Booth

Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)

Lysa D'Anjou

French guide (uncredited)

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