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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!
6.1(44)19601h 39m
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.
- Director
- Richard Murphy
- Writers
- Richard Murphy,Herbert Carlson
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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

Patricia Driscoll
Maggie

Mike Kellin
Jack MacCarthy

Richard Anderson
Dennis Foster

Alvy Moore
Johnson

Joseph Gallison

Teru Shimada
Samada
George Shibata
Captain Shigetsu
Phil Adams
Crewman (uncredited)

John Anderson
Sailor (uncredited)
Tom Anthony
Crewman (uncredited)

Nesdon Booth
Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Naaman Brown
Corporal Goroka (uncredited)

Lysa D'Anjou
French guide (uncredited)
Fuji
Japanese Sergeant (uncredited)
Clive Halliday
Australian Major General (uncredited)
Gavin W. Harper
Seaman (uncredited)

Dale Ishimoto
Japanese Pilot (uncredited)
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Crew
Directing
- Richard MurphyDirector
- Sam NelsonAssistant Director
Writing
- Richard MurphyScreenplay
- Herbert CarlsonStory
- William RaynorScreenstory
- Herbert H. MargolisScreenstory
Production
- Fred KohlmarProducer
Camera
- Charles Lawton Jr.Director of Photography
Editing
- Charles NelsonEditor
Sound
- Arthur MortonOrchestrator
- George CooperSound
- Charles J. RiceRecording Supervision
- George DuningOriginal Music Composer
Art
- Louis DiageSet Decoration
- Carl AndersonArt Direction
Costume & Make-Up
- Helen HuntHairstylist
- Ben LaneMakeup Supervisor