The Wackiest Ship in the Army

Name: The Wackiest Ship in the Army
Director: Richard Murphy
Released: 1960
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Ricky Nelson, John Lund, Chips Rafferty, Tom Tully

1960 · 99 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 2,678 VOTES · DIR. Richard Murphy

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,249 lines

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00:00:20 If you remember Pearl Harbor...

00:05:20 Duck!

00:08:15 Anything wrong?

00:11:51 Yes, sir, but I don't think he's going to. He didn't take them papers, sir.

00:16:26 With the base efficiency expert, of course.

00:19:20 You'll have demonstrated your fitness for command.

00:22:32 This is the officer I was telling you about, Arthur.

00:26:19 A Creole tune that fills the air

00:29:23 I want to see the swindle Vandewater's trying to pull.

00:33:18 Sparks, sir.

00:37:01 You didn't eat very much, sir.

00:40:19 Close your eyes.

00:44:07 Come left, mister.

00:49:52 Very good, Vandewater.

00:53:35 - I'm going through the fuel lines. - Can we take her in under canvas?

00:57:02 There they are! Two of them! Dead ahead, sir!

01:03:29 - At ease, please. - Yes, sir.

01:06:48 there won't be any chance for aerial observation.

01:11:10 The size of that air raid shows the Japanese are building up to something.

01:15:33 - How will we see the reef? - Nothing to it.

01:21:03 He had no family that I know of, Chief.

01:27:27 Where were you and what were you doing when you saw it?

01:33:56 Move. Just make one little move.

01:39:05 I can let the man talk, can't l?

Cast & Characters

Jack Lemmon Lt. Rip Crandall Ricky Nelson Ens. Tommy Hanson John Lund Lt. Cmdr. Wilbur Vandewater Chips Rafferty Patterson Tom Tully Capt. McClung Joby Baker Josh Davidson Warren Berlinger Radioman A.J. Sparks Patricia Driscoll Maggie Mike Kellin Chief Mate Jack MacCarthy Richard Anderson Lt. Dennis Foster

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,249

Dialogue density12.6 lines / min

First line00:00:20

Final line01:39:05

Production Record

DirectorRichard Murphy

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes2,678