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Don't Give Up the Ship

1959 · 89 min

A zany, fast-paced comedy full of slapstick and mistaken identity, light-hearted and silly from start to finish.

Tagline: The Funniest Story of High-Seas Hilarity Ever to Set Audiences Adrift in Helpless Hysteria!
Overview: The Navy expects a veteran to pay for the ship he commanded, as they have no record of its return.
How it feels: Light, absurd, whimsical and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Mystery, family, betrayal, justice
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
family
betrayal
justice
survival
Places: big city
sea
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Jerry LewisJohn Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII
Dina MerrillEns. Rita J. Benson
Diana SpencerPrudence Trabert Steckler
Mickey ShaughnessyStan Wychinski
Robert MiddletonVice Adm. Philo Tecumseh Bludde
Gale GordonCongressman Mandeville
Mabel AlbertsonMrs. Trabert
Claude AkinsLt. Cmdr. Farber
Hugh SandersAdm. Rogers
Richard ShannonCmdr. Cross
Chuck WassilCmdr. Craig
Burt MetcalfeLt. Bond
Pamela DuncanLt. Ward
Karl LukasDugan
George SasakiAsian Crewman (uncredited)