"20,000 Laughs Under The Sea!"

1959

2h 4m

7.2(388 votes)

Comedy

War

Romance

Overview

A World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a damaged sub, a con-man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.

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Cast & Crew

55 members

Acting

Cary Grant

Lieutenant Commander Matt Sherman

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Tony Curtis

Lieutenant Nicholas Holden

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Joan O'Brien

2nd Lieutenant Dolores Crandall

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Dina Merrill

2nd Lieutenant Barbara Duran

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Gene Evans

Chief Molumphry

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Dick Sargent

Ensign Stovall (as Richard Sargent)

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Virginia Gregg

Major Edna Heywood

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Robert F. Simon

Captain J.B. Henderson

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Robert Gist

Lieutenant Watson

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Gavin MacLeod

Yeoman Ernest Hunkle

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George Dunn

Prophet

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Dick Crockett

Petty Officer Harmon

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Madlyn Rhue

2nd Lieutenant Reid

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Marion Ross

2nd Lieutenant Colfax

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Clarence Lung

Sergeant Ramon Gillardo

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Frankie Darro

Pharmacist's Mate 3rd Class Dooley

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Tony Pastor, Jr.

Fox

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Robert F. Hoy

Reiner

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Nicky Blair

Seaman Kraus

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John W. Morley

Williams

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Arthur O'Connell

Chief Motor Machinist's Mate Sam Tostin

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Hal Baylor

Military Police Sergeant (uncredited)

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William Bryant

Crewman (uncredited)

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Bert Byers

Bowman (uncredited)

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Dick Callinan

Lieutenant Morrison (uncredited)

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Gordon Casell

Colonel Higginson (uncredited)

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Malcolm Cassell

Sailor (uncredited)

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Writing

H. Haile Chace

Soldier (uncredited)

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Tony Corrado

Fireman Lye (uncredited)

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Dale Cummings

Military Policeman (uncredited)

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Francis De Sales

Captain Kress (uncredited)

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Vince Deadrick Sr.

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Alan Dexter

Navy Chief (uncredited)

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Tusi Faiivae

Witch Doctor (uncredited)

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Paul Frees

Colonel in Jeep on Cebu (voice) (uncredited)

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Bob Gibson

Seaman (uncredited)

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Larry Gilliland

Sailor (uncredited)

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Preston Hanson

Simpson (uncredited)

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Fred Harflinger II

Sailor (uncredited)

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Harry Harvey Jr.

Soldier (uncredited)

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Vi Ingraham

Pregnant Filipino Woman (uncredited)

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Glenn Jacobson

Control Tower Staff (uncredited)

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Robert Keys

Military Policeman (uncredited)

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Joseph Kim

Filipino (uncredited)

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William Kinney

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James Lanphier

Daly (uncredited)

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Nelson Leigh

Admiral Koenig (uncredited)

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Leon Lontoc

Filipino Farmer (uncredited)

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John James Russell

Sailor (uncredited)

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Alan Scott

Chief of Demolition (uncredited)

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Bob Stratton

Marine Lieutenant (uncredited)

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Nino Tempo

Crewman (uncredited)

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Howard Venezia

Soldier (uncredited)

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Francis L. Ward

Petty Officer (uncredited)

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Robert C. Youmans

Lieutenant (uncredited)

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