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The Wackiest Ship in the Army

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 29, 1960

Runtime

1h 39m

Genres

Comedy, War

User Score

60%

Original Title

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Director

Richard Murphy

Description

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.