1945, on an old cargo ship somewhere deep in the Pacific ocean: Captain Morton strives to become commander, so he demands the maximum quality of work from his crew, without granting them any freedom or favors - ignoring that they're thousand of miles away from the front. In one word: he drives his crew crazy. They are near mutiny, but no-one dares to do the first step. Until Ensign Pulver plays a prank on the captain that triggers fatal consequences...
Cast
Robert Walker Jr.
Ensign Frank Pulver
Burl Ives
Captain Morton
Walter Matthau
Doc
Tommy Sands
Bruno
Millie Perkins
Scotty
Kay Medford
Head Nurse
Larry Hagman
Billings
Peter Marshall
Carney
Joseph Marr
Dowdy
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
LaSueur
Diana Sands
Mila
Robert Matek
Stretch
Jack Nicholson
Yeoman Dolan
Al Freeman Jr.
Taru
Richard Gautier
Stefanowski
George Lindsey
Lindstrom
Sal Papa
Gabrowski
James Farentino
Insigna
James Coco
Skouras
Don Dorrell
Payne
Michael Daves
Sergeant on Plane Wing (uncredited)
James Davidson
Bookser (uncredited)
Roger Ewing
Jackson (uncredited)
Zack Foster
Schlemmer (uncredited)
Larry Merrill
Reber (uncredited)
Adam Roarke
Mechanic (uncredited)
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Sailor (uncredited)
Buck Taylor
Mannion (uncredited)
King Calder
Governor (uncredited)
Crew
Joshua Logan
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Theatre Play
Peter S. Feibleman
Screenplay
Thomas Heggen
Novel, Theatre Play
William Reynolds
Editor
Charles Lawton Jr.
Director of Photography
Ben Kadish
Associate Producer
Dorothy Jeakins
Costume Design
Jean Burt Reilly
Hair Supervisor
Gordon Bau
Makeup Supervisor
George Duning
Original Music Composer
Les Brown
Original Music Composer
William Kiernan
Set Decoration
Archie Neel
Property Master
Leo K. Kuter
Art Direction
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