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Don't Give Up the Ship

Norman Taurog

1959 • 1h 29m

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

Don't Give Up the Ship

Don't Give Up the Ship - Trailer

Cast

Jerry Lewis

Jerry LewisJohn Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII

Dina Merrill

Dina MerrillEns. Rita J. Benson

Diana Spencer

Diana SpencerPrudence Trabert Steckler

Mickey Shaughnessy

Mickey ShaughnessyStan Wychinski

Robert Middleton

Robert MiddletonVice Adm. Philo Tecumseh Bludde

Gale Gordon

Gale GordonCongressman Mandeville

Mabel Albertson

Mabel AlbertsonMrs. Trabert

Claude Akins

Claude AkinsLt. Cmdr. Farber

Hugh Sanders

Hugh SandersAdm. Rogers

Richard Shannon

Richard ShannonCmdr. Cross

Chuck WassilCmdr. Craig

Burt Metcalfe

Burt MetcalfeLt. Bond

Pamela Duncan

Pamela DuncanLt. Ward

Karl Lukas

Karl LukasDugan

George SasakiAsian Crewman (uncredited)

Crew

Norman Taurog

Norman TaurogDirector

Herbert Baker

Herbert BakerScreenplay

Edith Head

Edith HeadCostume Design

Wally Westmore

Wally WestmoreMakeup Supervisor

Hal B. Wallis

Hal B. WallisProducer

Michael D. Moore

Michael D. MooreAssistant Director

Walter Scharf

Walter ScharfOriginal Music Composer

Sam Comer

Sam ComerSet Decoration

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