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The Wackiest Ship in the Army is an American comedy drama adventure television series that aired for one season on NBC between September 19, 1965, and April 17, 1966. Produced by Harry Ackerman and Herbert Hirschman , the series was loosely based on the 1960 film starring Jack Lemmon and Ricky Nelson , which itself was a fictionalized account ...
- 29
- September 19, 1965 –, April 17, 1966
- 1
- NBC
The Wackiest Ship in the Army: With Jack Warden, Gary Collins, Mike Kellin, Mark Slade. In the spring of 1942, the New Zealand government presents the U.S. a 70-year-old wooden twin-masted schooner. The US military decides to use the ship to place spies ashore behind Japanese lines.
- (188)
- 1965-09-19
- Adventure, Comedy, War
- 60
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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- Richard Murphy
- Approved
- Jack Lemmon, Ricky Nelson, John Lund
Film Details. Also Known As. The Wackiest Ship in the Navy. Genre. Comedy. Drama. War. Release Date. Dec 1960. Premiere Information. Los Angeles opening: 15 Nov 1960. Production Company. Fred Kohlmar Productions, Inc.
- Richard Murphy, Pat Corleto, Sam Nelson
- Jack Lemmon
The movie is loosely based upon an actual commissioned Navy ship, the USS Echo (IX-95). As in the movie, the Echo was a scow loaned to the Navy from New Zealand in 1942, but was used for carrying cargo and supplies to Army bases in the South Pacific, earning her an Army commendation.
1942, just after the fall of Corregidor, a group of American POWs plan a desperate escape. One of their number gets away to alert the U.S. Military of the POWs location. The Kiwi is assigned to get them out. Going on the mission is a nurse volunteer to treat the sick and dying men.
The Wackiest Ship in the Army is an American comedy series that aired for one season on NBC between September 19, 1965, and April 17, 1966. Produced by Harry Ackerman and Herbert Hirschman, the series is loosely based on the 1960 film starring Jack Lemmon and Ricky Nelson. Harry Ackerman. Creator. Danny Arnold. Creator. Jack Warden. Mark Slade.
