The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

92 mins | Comedy, War | May 8, 1968

Sgt. O'Farrell an Army soldier on an island in the South Pacific during World War II is trying to bring the two basics of life to his fellow servicemen, women and beer. The supply ship carrying the beer is torpedoed and the contingent of nurses consists of six males and ugly nurse Nellie Krause. If he could at least try to salvage the shipment of beer.

The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

92 mins | Comedy, War | May 8, 1968

The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
Sgt. O'Farrell an Army soldier on an island in the South Pacific during World War II is trying to bring the two basics of life to his fellow servicemen, women and beer. The supply ship carrying the beer is torpedoed and the contingent of nurses consists of six males and ugly nurse Nellie Krause. If he could at least try to salvage the shipment of beer.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers John Beck-Naho Productions
Original title The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
Directors Frank Tashlin
Writers John L. Greene, Robert M. Fresco, Frank Tashlin

Cast

Bob Hope

as Sgt. Dan O'Farrell

Phyllis Diller

as Nurse Nellie Krause

Jeffrey Hunter

as Lt. (J.G.) Lyman P. Jones

John Myhers

as Lt. Comdr. Roger Snavely

Mako

as Calvin Coolidge Ishimura

Henry Wilcoxon

as Rear Admiral Arthur L. Stokes

Dick Sargent

as Capt. Elwood Prohaska

Christopher Dark

as Pvt. George Strongbow

Michael Burns

as Pvt. Johnny Bannon

William Wellman Jr.

as Cpl. Kennedy

Robert Donner

as Marine Pvt. Ogg

Jack Grinnage

as Pvt. Roberts

William Christopher

as Pvt. Jake Schultz

Bing Crosby

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Edith Fellows

as Self (clip from "Pennies from Heaven")