Released:
1960-12-29

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.

Director:
Richard Murphy

Runtime:
1h 39min

Genre:
Comedy, War

• Cast:
• 
  Jack Lemmon
  as
  Rip Crandall
• 
  Ricky Nelson
  as
  Tommy Hanson
• 
  John Lund
  as
  Wilbur Vandewater
• 
  Chips Rafferty
  as
  Patterson
• 
  Tom Tully
  as
  Captain McClung