The Wackiest Ship in the Army

Richard Murphy
1960-12-29

You'll crack your timbers when you see how the Navy sticks the Army sad sacks with the crumbiest ship afloat!
6
99 min

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

Name Character Team
Jack Lemmon Rip Crandall Unowned
Ricky Nelson Tommy Hanson Unowned
John Lund Wilbur Vandewater Unowned
Chips Rafferty Patterson Unowned
Tom Tully Captain McClung Unowned
Joby Baker Josh Davidson Unowned
Warren Berlinger A.J. Sparks Unowned
Patricia Driscoll Maggie Unowned
Mike Kellin Jack MacCarthy Unowned
Richard Anderson Dennis Foster Unowned
Alvy Moore Johnson Unowned
Teru Shimada Samada Unowned
George Shibata Captain Shigetsu Unowned
Phil Adams Crewman (uncredited) Unowned
John Anderson Sailor (uncredited) Unowned
Tom Anthony Crewman (uncredited) Unowned
Nesdon Booth Chief Petty Officer (uncredited) Unowned
Naaman Brown Cpl. Goroka (uncredited) Unowned
Lysa D'Anjou French guide (uncredited) Unowned
Fuji Japanese Sergeant (uncredited) Unowned
Clive Halliday Australian Major General (uncredited) Unowned
Gavin W. Harper Seaman (uncredited) Unowned
Dale Ishimoto Japanese Pilot (uncredited) Unowned
Roy Jenson Shark Bait - USS Echo Crewman (uncredited) Unowned
Richard Quine Narrator (uncredited) Unowned
Hudson Shotwell Adm. Hathaway (uncredited) Unowned
Sid Tomack Arthur, Bartender at Kangaroo Club (uncredited) Unowned
Richard Torrence Horse (uncredited) Unowned
Ron Veto Native (uncredited) Unowned
Russ Whiteman American Colonel (uncredited) Unowned