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The Ship's Cook who has the Coast Guard in a Stew!

An irresponsible student enlists in the Coast Guard expecting to sit out World War II.

1h 51m1958TMDb 5.5

DramaComedy

English

Crew and Cast

Norman TaurogNorman TaurogDirectorAndy GriffithAndy GriffithAlvin 'Al' Woods aka OnionheadFelicia FarrFelicia FarrStella PapparonisWalter MatthauWalter Matthau'Red' Wildoe
Erin O'BrienJosephine 'Jo' HillJoe MantellJoe MantellHarry 'Doc' O'NealRay DantonRay DantonEnsign Dennis HigginsJames GregoryJames GregoryLt. Cmdr. Fox aka The SkipperJoey BishopJoey BishopSidney GutsellRoscoe KarnsRoscoe Karns'Windy' WoodsClaude AkinsClaude AkinsPoznickiAinslie PryorAinslie PryorChief MillerKarl LukasKarl LukasAgnelliSean GarrisonSean GarrisonYeoman KaffhampDan BartonDan BartonEns. FinebergMark RobertsMark RobertsLt. J.G. BennettPeter BrownPeter BrownClark (scenes deleted)Tige AndrewsTige AndrewsCharlie Berger
Morris D. ErbyDave Hubert

Storyline

An irresponsible student enlists in the Coast Guard expecting to sit out World War II.

  • Warner Bros. Pictures

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Info

Status
Released
Released
25 October 1958
Runtime
1h 51m
TMDB score
5.5 / 10 (8 votes)

Production

Director
Norman Taurog
Writers
Nelson Gidding, Weldon Hill
Studios
Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English