Main Cast: Jack Lemmon, Ricky Nelson, John Lund, Chips Rafferty, Tom Tully
Release Year: 1961
Country: US
Run Time: 99 minutes
MPAA Rating: NR
Plot
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 sold for its parts long ago, this assignment is not easy. As the military and its stereotypical traits are parodied with sophistication and sharp humor, the Captain and his motley crew do their best to successfully complete their mission. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
Joby Baker - Josh Davidson; Warren Berlinger - Sparks; Patricia Driscoll - Maggie; Mike Kellin - Chief Mate MacCarthy; Richard Anderson - Lieutenant Foster; Alvy Moore - Johnson; Teru Shimada - Maj. Samada; George Shibata - Capt. Shigetsu; Naaman Brown - Goroka
Credit
Carl Anderson - Art Director, Richard Murphy - Director, Charles Nelson - Editor, George Duning - Composer (Music Score), Charles Lawton - Cinematographer, Fred Kohlmar - Producer, Richard Murphy - Screenwriter, Bill Raynor - Screenwriter, Herbert Margolis - Screenwriter, Herbert Carlson - Short Story Author
