The Wackiest Ship in the Army
5.875
99 minutes
12/29/1960
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 List
Jack Lemmon
as Rip Crandall
Ricky Nelson
as Tommy Hanson
John Lund
as Wilbur Vandewater
Chips Rafferty
as Patterson
Tom Tully
as Captain McClung
Joby Baker
as Josh Davidson
Warren Berlinger
as A.J. Sparks
Patricia Driscoll
as Maggie
Mike Kellin
as Jack MacCarthy
Richard Anderson
as Dennis Foster
Alvy Moore
as Johnson
Teru Shimada
as Samada
George Shibata
as Captain Shigetsu
Phil Adams
as Crewman (uncredited)
John Anderson
as Sailor (uncredited)
Tom Anthony
as Crewman (uncredited)
Nesdon Booth
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Naaman Brown
as Cpl. Goroka (uncredited)
Lysa D'Anjou
as French guide (uncredited)
Fuji
as Japanese Sergeant (uncredited)
Clive Halliday
as Australian Major General (uncredited)
Gavin W. Harper
as Seaman (uncredited)
Dale Ishimoto
as Japanese Pilot (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
as Shark Bait - USS Echo Crewman (uncredited)
Richard Quine
as Narrator (uncredited)
Hudson Shotwell
as Adm. Hathaway (uncredited)
Sid Tomack
as Arthur, Bartender at Kangaroo Club (uncredited)
Richard Torrence
as Horse (uncredited)
Ron Veto
as Native (uncredited)
Russ Whiteman
as American Colonel (uncredited)