You're in the Navy Now
Directed by Henry Hathaway. 93 mins (1951)
Gary Cooper - Lt. John W. Harkness
When Lt. John Harkness is assigned as the new skipper of a submarine chaser equipped with an experimental steam engine, he hopes that the U.S.S. Teakettle’s veterans will afford him enough help to accomplish the ship’s goals. Unfortunately, he finds the crew and its officers share his novice status or only have experience in diesel engines.
Also starring Jane Greer Millard Mitchell, Eddie Albert, John McIntire, Ray Collins, Lee Marvin and Charles Bronson.
This comedy was set on a US warship and was originally entitled “USS Teakettle”. It served as a film debut for Lee Marvin and Charles Bronson and received a WGA nomination for Best Written American Comedy.
Tagline - Hilarious Comedy About A Snafu Ship!