Synopsis
The Navy expects a veteran to pay for the ship he commanded, as they have no record of its return.
Movie Information
- Director
- Norman Taurog
- Writers
- Edmund Beloin, Henry Garson, Herbert Baker
- Release Year
- 1959
- Runtime
- 89 minutes
- Genre
- Comedy
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (23 votes)
Top Cast
Jerry Lewis
John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII
Dina Merrill
Ens. Rita J. Benson
Diana Spencer
Prudence Trabert Steckler
Mickey Shaughnessy
Stan Wychinski
Robert Middleton
Vice Adm. Philo Tecumseh Bludde
Gale Gordon
Congressman Mandeville
Mabel Albertson
Mrs. Trabert
Claude Akins
Lt. Cmdr. Farber
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