You're in the Navy Now

You're in the Navy Now

NEW Hilarious Adventures of the "U.S.S. Teakettle"

NR 1951 · 93 min · ★ 5.5 · Comedy, War

When Lt. John Harkness is assigned as the new skipper of a submarine chaser equipped with an experimental steam engine, he hopes that the U.S.S. Teakettle's veterans will afford him enough help to accomplish the ship's goals. Unfortunately, he finds the crew and its officers share his novice status or only have experience in diesel engines.

Directed by Henry Hathaway · Written by John W. Hazard

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Gary Cooper Lt. John W. Harkness
Jane Greer Ellie C. Harkness
Millard Mitchell George Larrabee
Eddie Albert Lt. Bill Barron
John McIntire Cmdr. W. R. Reynolds
Ray Collins Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant
Harry von Zell Capt. 'Danny' Eliot
Jack Webb Ens. Anthony 'Tony' Barbo
Richard Erdman Ens. Chuck Dorrance
Harvey Lembeck Norelli
Henry Slate Chief Engineer Ryan
Ed Begley Post Commander

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