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The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell: Directed by Frank Tashlin. With Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, Jeffrey Hunter, Mylène Demongeot. During WW2, Sgt. O'Farrell's Pacific unit is demoralized when a Japanese submarine torpedoes an American supply ship containing beer.
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- Comedy, War
- Frank Tashlin
- 1968-05-08
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell is a 1968 American comedy film directed by Frank Tashlin and starring Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, and Jeffrey Hunter. It was the final film for Tashlin, who died in 1972.
Fearing for his men's morale after a beer boat is sunk off Funapee Atoll during World War II, M. Sgt. Dan O'Farrell persuades Army Capt. Elwood Prohaska to import a battalion of beautiful nurses from the United States.
- Frank Tashlin, Kurt Neumann
- Bob Hope
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell. 1968. 1 hr 35 mins. Comedy. G. Watchlist. Bob Hope and Phyllis Diller trade gags in this WWII farce concerning the hunt for a sunken shipload of beer. Jeffrey...
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Sgt. O'Farrell an Army soldier on an island in the South Pacific during World War II is trying to bring the two basics of life to his fellow servicemen, women and beer. The supply ship carrying the beer is torpedoed and the contingent of nurses consists of six males and ugly nurse Nellie Krause.
And the striking thing about “The Private Navy of Sgt. O’Farrell” is how completely it neglects the humorous possibilities of film. Hope plays an Army sergeant assigned to a Navy base during World War II.
A World War II officer attempts to raise the morale of his men by recovering a torpedoed cargo boat loaded with beer.
- Comedy
