During World War II, a commander finds himself stuck with a decrepit (and pink) submarine, a con man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.During World War II, a commander finds himself stuck with a decrepit (and pink) submarine, a con man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.During World War II, a commander finds himself stuck with a decrepit (and pink) submarine, a con man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 5 nominations total
Dick Sargent
- Ens. Stovall
- (as Richard Sargent)
Clarence Lung
- Sgt. Ramon Gillardo
- (as Clarence E. Lung)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJeff Chandler was originally offered the role that went to Cary Grant, but chose to work on The Jayhawkers! (1959) instead. Grant himself was at first reluctant to take it, knowing he was much too old to play a wartime captain.
- GoofsAt the end of the movie, as then Admiral Sherman steps off the Sea Tiger, and he's greeted by his wife and two boys, the first lad says "Hi Mr. Grant".. but Grant picks up the pace like no errors had been made, and, of course you immediately have the bus pulling away with the car attached to it. Few people catch the boy calling him Mr. Grant--but it's there.
- Quotes
Lt. Cmdr. Matt T. Sherman: You see, when a girl is under 21, she's protected by law. When she's over 65, she's protected by nature. Anywhere in between, she's fair game! Look out!
- Crazy creditsOpening sequences as viewed through a periscope with cast and crew as various sea creatures.
- Alternate versionsOriginal German version was edited by ca. 22 minutes. Kinowelt DVD release incorporates ca. 5 minutes back into the film (all non-dialogue) and has the uncut English version as a bonus feature.
- ConnectionsEdited into Father Goose (1964)
Featured review
This movie is a wonderful example of a film that isn't particularly deep or important BUT that still works well because it's so much fun and the writing, though quirky, works. Of course I will admit that the plot from time to time gets really silly (culminating with the sub being painted pink and being forced to go that way into action). I guess it's just that this is a nice blend of acting by Cary Grant and Tony Curtis in a cute little war picture that ALMOST makes WWII look kind of fun. The end result is charming and silly and worth watching but with no real meaning or significance at all--and is that always such a bad thing?
- planktonrules
- Feb 13, 2006
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Details
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $23,300,000
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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