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Don't Give Up the Ship

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The Navy expects a veteran (Jerry Lewis) to pay for the ship he commanded, as they have no record of its return.
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Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine 10/29/2019
The Jerry Lewis fans, an unfathomable lot, may enjoy this naval farce more than a non-member like myself. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Norman Taurog

Director

Jerry Lewis

John Paul Steckler I

Dina Merrill

Ens. Rita J. Benson

Diana Spencer

Prudence Trabert Steckler

Mabel Albertson

Mrs. Trabert

Claude Akins

Lt. Cmdr. Farber
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Synopsis The Navy expects a veteran (Jerry Lewis) to pay for the ship he commanded, as they have no record of its return.
Director
Norman Taurog
Producer
Hal B. Wallis
Screenwriter
Herbert Baker, Edmund Beloin, Henry Garson
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 3, 1959, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 11, 2014
Runtime
1h 29m
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