Comedy · United States of America · 1959 · 1h 29m

Don't Give Up the Ship

Don't Give Up the Ship poster
Director
Norman Taurog
Cast
Jerry Lewis as John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII Dina Merrill as Ens. Rita J. Benson Diana Spencer as Prudence Trabert Steckler Mickey Shaughnessy as Stan Wychinski Robert Middleton as Vice Adm. Philo Tecumseh Bludde Gale Gordon as Congressman Mandeville
Crew
Haskell B. Boggs — Director of Photography Walter Scharf — Original Music Composer Edmund Beloin — Screenplay Henry Garson — Screenplay Herbert Baker — Screenplay Ellis Kadison — Story
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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

Trailer Don't Give Up the Ship — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
navy
Key Collaborators
Norman Taurog Director Haskell B. Boggs Director of Photography Walter Scharf Original Music Composer Edmund Beloin Screenplay Henry Garson Screenplay Herbert Baker Screenplay Ellis Kadison Story Hal B. Wallis Producer Edith Head Costume Design
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