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The Ship's Cook who has the Coast Guard in a Stew!
6.0 / 10 IMDb October 25, 1958 1h 51m
An irresponsible student enlists in the Coast Guard expecting to sit out World War II.
Director
Runtime
1h 51m
Release Date
October 25, 1958
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Status
Released
Rated
Approved
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Cast
Andy Griffith
as Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead
Felicia Farr
as Stella Papparonis
Walter Matthau
as 'Red' Wildoe
Erin O'Brien
as Josephine 'Jo' Hill
Joe Mantell
as Harry 'Doc' O'Neal
Ray Danton
as Ensign Dennis Higgins
James Gregory
as Lt. Cmdr. Fox aka The Skipper
Joey Bishop
as Sidney Gutsell
Roscoe Karns
as 'Windy' Woods
Claude Akins
as Poznicki
Ainslie Pryor
as Chief Miller
Karl Lukas
as Agnelli
Sean Garrison
as Yeoman Kaffhamp
Dan Barton
as Ens. Fineberg
Mark Roberts
as Lt. J.G. Bennett
Peter Brown
as Clark (scenes deleted)
Tige Andrews
as Charlie Berger
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Morris D. Erby
as Dave Hubert
Production Companies
Warner Bros. PicturesAdvertisement
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