Tiens bon la barre matelot ! (1959)
En pleine lune de miel, le lieutenant John Steckler est rappelé à Washington par ses supérieurs de la marine. On lui reproche d'avoir égaré, à la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le torpilleur «USS Kornblatt». Si John se souvient très bien de ce destroyer, il n'a effectivement aucune idée de l'endroit où il l'a laissé. Sa hiérarchie lui fait comprendre que les sanctions ne se feront pas attendre s'il ne trouve pas une solution très rapidement. Steckler part donc à la recherche du navire, au grand désespoir de Prudence, sa fiancée, qui ne comprend pas pourquoi il n'est pas présent pour ce moment si précieux dans leur vie...
Directeur:
Norman Taurog
écrivains:
Herbert Baker, Edmund Beloin, Henry Garson.
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Jerry Lewis as John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII |
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Dina Merrill as Ens. Rita J. Benson |
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Diana Spencer as Prudence Trabert Steckler |
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Mickey Shaughnessy as Stan Wychinski |
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Robert Middleton as Vice Adm. Philo Tecumseh Bludde |
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Gale Gordon as Congressman Mandeville |
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Mabel Albertson as Mrs. Trabert |
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Claude Akins as Lt. Cmdr. Farber |
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Hugh Sanders as Adm. Rogers |
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Richard Shannon as Cmdr. Cross |
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Chuck Wassil as Cmdr. Craig |
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Burt Metcalfe as Lt. Bond |
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Pamela Duncan as Lt. Ward |
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Karl Lukas as Dugan |
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George Sasaki as Asian Crewman (uncredited) |
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Martin Smith as Officer (uncredited) |
| Directing | Norman Taurog | Director |
| Writing | Herbert Baker | Screenplay |
| Writing | Edmund Beloin | Screenplay |
| Writing | Henry Garson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ellis Kadison | Story |
| Camera | Murray Young | Grip |
| Camera | Haskell B. Boggs | Director of Photography |
| Art | Walter H. Tyler | Art Direction |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Crew | John P. Fulton | Special Effects |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Art | Ray Moyer | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Michael D. Moore | Second Unit Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nellie Manley | Hair Supervisor |
| Directing | Michael D. Moore | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Gene Merritt | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Winston H. Leverett | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Paul Nathan | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Walter Scharf | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Jack Mintz | Dialogue Coach |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Producer |