Don't Give Up the Ship
During the 1950s, a military panel grills Junior Officer John Paul Steckler to find the whereabouts of a Navy destroyer that he temporarily commanded during WWII and is missing.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Released
- 1959
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1959
Storyline
During the 1950s, a military panel grills Junior Officer John Paul Steckler to find the whereabouts of a Navy destroyer that he temporarily commanded during WWII and is missing.
Top credits
Jerry Lewis ā John Paul Steckler I, John Paul Steckler IV, John Paul Steckler VII
Dina Merrill ā Ens. Rita J. Benson- Diana Spencer ā Prudence Trabert Steckler
Mickey Shaughnessy ā Stan Wychinski
Did you know
ā¢ Not only was the USS Vammen DE644 (Destroyer Escort) used as the fictional USS Kornblatt but so was her crew. The scenes (at around 37 mins) are the USS Vammen crew desperately trying to follow Jerry Lewis' chaotic commands.
ā¢ 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.
ā¢ The US Navy made use of the time used while the ship and crew were being filmed by conducting training maneuvers - cruising through Western and Central Carolines, the Bonins, the northern Marianas and the Volcano islands, all of which were parts of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands administered by the Navy.
User reviews
Best for fans of Jerry Lewis, all the requisite antics, a good example of his humor
Not bad....although not all that good, either.
Dull-ish uninspired addition to the Lewis filmography
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
