The Wackiest Ship in the Army

December. 29,1960      NR
Rating:
6.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

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

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