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The Wackiest Ship in the Army

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The Wackiest Ship in the Army
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NR,1hr 39min
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1961
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Columbia TriStar
Synopsis: Hijinks and spyjinks lighten this effective comedy by Richard Murphy, based -- very loosely -- on an actual incident in World War II. The place is somewhere in the Pacific and the not-so-good ship USS Echo, captained by the comic Lt. Rip Crandall (Jack Lemmon), has a very specific assignment. The floating anachronism has to safely carry an Australian spy deep into enemy territory where he will be stationed to report on the Japanese fleet's activities. Since the Echo should have been dismantled and ... Full Synopsis
Featured Cast
Lt. Rip Crandall
Ensign Tommy Manson
Cmdr. Vandewater
Patterson
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