Don't Give Up the Ship

Don't Give Up the Ship

The Funniest Story of High-Seas Hilarity Ever to Set Audiences Adrift in Helpless Hysteria!

1959•1h 29m•6.3/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.3/10(22)

The Navy expects a veteran to pay for the ship he commanded, as they have no record of its return.

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Production

Paramount Pictures, Hal Wallis Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis

John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII

Dina Merrill

Dina Merrill

Ens. Rita J. Benson

Diana Spencer

Diana Spencer

Prudence Trabert Steckler

Mickey Shaughnessy

Mickey Shaughnessy

Stan Wychinski

Robert Middleton

Robert Middleton

Vice Adm. Philo Tecumseh Bludde

Gale Gordon

Gale Gordon

Congressman Mandeville

Mabel Albertson

Mabel Albertson

Mrs. Trabert

Claude Akins

Claude Akins

Lt. Cmdr. Farber

Hugh Sanders

Hugh Sanders

Adm. Rogers

Richard Shannon

Richard Shannon

Cmdr. Cross

Chuck Wassil

Cmdr. Craig

Burt Metcalfe

Burt Metcalfe

Lt. Bond

Pamela Duncan

Pamela Duncan

Lt. Ward

Karl Lukas

Karl Lukas

Dugan

George Sasaki

Asian Crewman (uncredited)

Martin Smith

Officer (uncredited)

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