The Wackiest Ship in the Army

The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960) starring Jack Lemmon, Ricky Nelson. Set in 1943, this World War II tale involves Lt. Rip Crandall (Lemmon), who is assigned to take over a "ship" dubbed the Echo. Crandall has experience sailing yachts, which qualifies him to captain the Echo from Australia to a small island in the Pacific Ocean. From there he has to transport an Australian ship spotter into enemy territory in New Guinea. This movie is a fairly light-hearted story about sailors on a special mission during World War II. Nelson, as Crandall's second-in-command, even sings a song in the Officers' Club. I found the film to be fairly entertaining. (Subtitles in English are available, as well as closed captions.) Grade: B