Don't Give Up The Ship (1959) |
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| Director(s) | Norman Taurog |
| Producer(s) | Hal B. Wallis, Paul Nathan |
| Top Genres | Comedy |
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Jerry Lewis(as John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII)
Don't Give Up The Ship
Released
1959
Don't Give Up The Ship
Released
1959
Jerry Lewis
(as John Paul Steckler I /...)
Dina Merrill
(as Ens. Rita J. Benson)
Mickey Shaughnessy
(as Stan Wychinski)
Robert Middleton
(as Vice Adm. Philo Tecums...)
Gale Gordon
(as Congressman Mandeville)
Mabel Albertson
(as Mrs. Trabert)
Claude Akins
(as Lt. Cmdr. Farber)
Hugh Sanders
(as Adm. Rogers)
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Don't Give Up The Ship (1959) was a Comedy - Film directed by Norman Taurog and produced by Hal B. Wallis and Paul Nathan.
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Don't Give Up The Ship Quotes:
John Paul Steckler VII:
Now hear this! Now hear this! I want a tight ship! I want an efficient ship! 'Cause an efficient ship is a happy ship! And a happy ship is a tight ship! And I want everyone to be efficient, happy and tight!
Ens. Rita J. Benson:
Lieutenant, I know you're the victim of one of the biggest boo-boos in the history of the U.S. Navy.
John Paul Steckler VII: Yeah, I am.
Ens. Rita J. Benson: I've looked over your record and it's spotless. You've always had the utmost concern for government property.
John Paul Steckler VII: W-well I always DID try my best - except maybe just that one time w-when I painted my seabag all red and cut the two holes in the bottom for my feet.
Ens. Rita J. Benson: Your feet?
John Paul Steckler VII: Well, it was a Halloween party, y' see. I went as a skinless frankfurter.
John Paul Steckler VII: Yeah, I am.
Ens. Rita J. Benson: I've looked over your record and it's spotless. You've always had the utmost concern for government property.
John Paul Steckler VII: W-well I always DID try my best - except maybe just that one time w-when I painted my seabag all red and cut the two holes in the bottom for my feet.
Ens. Rita J. Benson: Your feet?
John Paul Steckler VII: Well, it was a Halloween party, y' see. I went as a skinless frankfurter.
Ens. Rita J. Benson:
You can take your shoes off, if you'd like.
John Paul Steckler VII: Oh, thank you. I won't be as tall, though.
John Paul Steckler VII: Oh, thank you. I won't be as tall, though.
Vice Adm. Philo Tecumseh Bludde:
This man is the shrewdest, cleverest undercover agent we've ever been up against.
Ens. Rita J. Benson: But, sir, I think he's too dumb to be that smart to play it that stupid.
Vice Adm. Philo Tecumseh Bludde: Say that again.
Ens. Rita J. Benson: But, sir, I think he's too dumb to be that smart to play it that stupid.
Vice Adm. Philo Tecumseh Bludde: Say that again.
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The ship shown as the USS Kornblatt was actually the USS Vammen (DE644). De-commissioned August 1st 1962. Sank February 18th. 1971, after being used as a training target for a Condor missile.
According to first hand reports, Jerry Lewis gave the crew of the USS Vammen an expensive "Hi-fi" set for their participation in the movie.