Don't Give Up the Ship
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“The Funniest Story of High-Seas Hilarity Ever to Set Audiences Adrift in Helpless Hysteria!”
The Navy expects a veteran to pay for the ship he commanded, as they have no record of its return.
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Cast
16 people
Jerry Lewis
John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII
Known for
The King of Comedy
The Nutty Professor
Dina Merrill
Ens. Rita J. Benson
Known for
Operation Petticoat
Caddyshack II
Diana Spencer
Prudence Trabert Steckler
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Johnny Ringo
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Mickey Shaughnessy
Stan Wychinski
Known for
From Here to Eternity
Jailhouse Rock
Robert Middleton
Vice Adm. Philo Tecumseh Bludde
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Even Angels Eat Beans
Friendly Persuasion
Gale Gordon
Congressman Mandeville
Known for
The Lucy Show
The 'Burbs
Mabel Albertson
Mrs. Trabert
Known for
Barefoot in the Park
What's Up, Doc?
Claude Akins
Lt. Cmdr. Farber
Known for
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Rio Bravo
Hugh Sanders
Adm. Rogers
Known for
The Wild One
The Damned Don't Cry
Richard Shannon
Cmdr. Cross
Known for
The Tin Star
Artists and Models
Chuck Wassil
Cmdr. Craig
Known for
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
Burt Metcalfe
Lt. Bond
Known for
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Norman Taurog Director · Edmund Beloin Screenplay Henry Garson Screenplay
Worldwide gross $3.5M · United States release July 3, 1959 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,500,000
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Hal Wallis Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Sweden · July 3, 1959
Theatrical
United States · July 3, 1959
Theatrical
Austria
March 1, 1960 · Theatrical
Germany
February 26, 1960 · Theatrical
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