The Wackiest Ship in the Army (film)
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Directed by | Richard Murphy |
Written by | Herbert Carlson |
Starring | Jack Lemmon Ricky Nelson |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date(s) | December 20, 1960 |
Running time | 99 min. |
Language | English |
The Wackiest Ship in the Army is a 1960 comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and Ricky Nelson.
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[edit] Plot summary
Lieutenant Rip Crandall (Jack Lemmon) is hoodwinked into taking command of the "Wackiest Ship in the Navy" (or the Army?) - 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. Crandell's Ensign (junior officer) is Tommy Hanson (Ricky Nelson).
[edit] Cast
- Jack Lemmon as Lt. Rip Crandell
- Ricky Nelson as Tommy J. Hanson
- John Lund as Lt. Cmdr. Wilbur F. Vandewater
- Chips Rafferty as Patterson (coast watcher)
- Tom Tully as Capt. McClung
- Joby Baker as Josh Davidson
- Warren Berlington as Radioman 2nd Class A.J. 'Sparks' Sparks
- Patricia Driscoll as Maggie
[edit] TV Series
The story was also used for the 1965 TV series The Wackiest Ship in the Army (TV series).
[edit] Ship
- The USS Kiwi was based on the real-life USS Echo, a 40 year old schooner or scow that was transferred from the New Zealand government to the US Navy in 1942, and returned to the New Zealand government in 1944.
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