Lt. Rip Crandall
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During WW II, Lt. Rip Crandall (Lemmon) commands the USS Echo, a run-down ship with the archetypal inexperienced, motley crew, assigned to deliver an Austral...
Nov 1, 2022 · The Wackiest Ship in the Army. 1961 · 1 hr 40 min. TV-14. Comedy · Drama · War. During WW II, Lt. Rip Crandall and his inexperienced and motley crew get assigned to deliver an Australian observer to a Japanese-held island. Subtitles: English. Starring: Jack Lemmon Ricky Nelson John Lund Chips Rafferty Tom Tully Joby Baker Warren Berlinger ...
- Richard Murphy
- January 1, 1961
- Jack Lemmon
The Wackiest Ship in the Army: Directed by Richard Murphy. With Jack Lemmon, Ricky Nelson, John Lund, Chips Rafferty. During WW2, Lt. Rip Crandall, who was a yachtsman before the war, takes command of the USS Echo, a sailing ship, for a secret mission in waters patrolled by Japanese warships.
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- Comedy, Drama, War
- Richard Murphy
- 1960-12-29
Synopsis. 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.
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- Richard Murphy
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Jack Lemmon and Ricky Nelson get that sinking feeling when they pilot THE WACKIEST SHIP IN THE ARMYin this hilarious comedy adventure. During World War II, the Army recruits Navy Officer Rip Crandall (Lemmon) to command a battered old Schooner for a top secret mission. Masquerading as a Japanesefishing boat, this nautical nightmare must smuggle a spy through the mine-infested waters of the ...
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The Wackiest Ship In The Army. Though he's a peacetime sailing expert, Navy Lieutenant Rip Crandall (Jack Lemmon) is tricked by Lt. Comdr. Wilbur Vandewater (John Lund), Ensign Tommy Hanson (Ricky Nelson) and Wilbur's attractive secretary, Maggie (Patricia Driscoll), into accepting command of an aged sailing vessel, the USS Echo.
