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The Wackiest Ship in the Army(1960)
Status: Released
Date: 1960-12-29
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39 Votes
Time: 1h 39m
You'll crack your timbers when you see how the Navy sticks the Army sad sacks with the crumbiest ship afloat!
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.
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Movie: The Wackiest Ship in the Army
Top 10 Billed 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
Mike Kellin
Jack MacCarthy
Richard Anderson
Dennis Foster
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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.
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1960-12-29
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You'll crack your timbers when you see how the Navy sticks the Army sad sacks with the crumbiest ship afloat!
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