"The Funniest Story of High-Seas Hilarity Ever to Set Audiences Adrift in Helpless Hysteria!" 03 July 1959 Comedy 89 mins
The Navy expects a veteran to pay for the ship he commanded, as they have no record of its return.
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Jerry Lewis as John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII
Dina Merrill as Ens. Rita J. Benson
Diana Spencer as Prudence Trabert Steckler
Mickey Shaughnessy as Stan Wychinski
Robert Middleton as Vice Adm. Philo Tecumseh Bludde
Gale Gordon as Congressman Mandeville
Mabel Albertson as Mrs. Trabert
Claude Akins as Lt. Cmdr. Farber
Hugh Sanders as Adm. Rogers
Richard Shannon as Cmdr. Cross
Chuck Wassil as Cmdr. Craig
Burt Metcalfe as Lt. Bond
Pamela Duncan as Lt. Ward
Karl Lukas as Dugan
George Sasaki as Asian Crewman (uncredited)
Martin Smith as Officer (uncredited)
Ellis Kadison Story
Norman Taurog Director
Edmund Beloin Screenplay
Henry Garson Screenplay
Herbert Baker Screenplay
Murray Young Grip
Hal Pereira Art Direction
Winston H. Leverett Sound Recordist
Edith Head Costume Design
Gene Merritt Sound Recordist
Paul Nathan Associate Producer
Wally Westmore Makeup Supervisor
Nellie Manley Hair Supervisor
Walter H. Tyler Art Direction
Hal B. Wallis Producer
Michael D. Moore Assistant Director
A Canoa Furou Trailer
Austria 01 March 1960
Germany 26 February 1960
Sweden 03 July 1959
United States 03 July 1959
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22 April 1994
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30 March 1945
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10 July 1955
Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying Captain Morton.
17 May 1963
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18 December 2005
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18 December 1944
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29 December 1960
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05 March 1942
Pop, a security guard at Paramount has told his son that he's the head of the studio. When his son arrives in Hollywood on shore leave with his buddies, Pop enlists the aid of the studio's dizzy switchboard operator in pulling off the charade.
20 February 1936
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29 July 1994
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These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1959:
22 July 1959
With a single, basic plot theme, this well-wrought drama of ultimate tragedy engages the viewer and gives pause for reflection.
06 August 1959
Sailor Frankie Martin is offered a thousand pounds by a millionaire in disguise if he can earn a hundred pounds in a week by honest means.
01 January 1959
A classic Egyptian film noir starring Omar Sharif who is trying to find out the mysterious circumstances under which his brother was killed.
13 November 1959
Paul Dixon (Dermot Walsh) is a fiercely competitive racing driver whose meteoric career is cut short after he is paralyzed in a collision.
30 September 1959
Airline captain saves passengers from a brutal murderer on a plane during four hours of terror.
25 September 1959
Kaius Kannisto a bachelor who has experienced hard on the love front, goes through his relationships with his four former female friends, the four queens of the deck of cards.
28 November 1959
A trend-setting Kannada hit, loosely based on William Shakespeare's The Taming Of The Shrew
20 May 1959
Vicky de Berlin, a female gangster, haunted by wartime memories , runs a floating night-club in Brussel.
23 June 1959
During a trip to Morocco, an American oil tycoon is involved in a murder and other intrigues. To solve the riddle, Bruce Reynolds will investigate the death in mysterious circumstances of his companion Kennedy.
18 November 1959
In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander — setting in motion a saga of betrayal, adventure, tragedy, revenge, and faith.
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1959 Paramount Pictures, Hal Wallis Productions.