McHale's Navy (1964)

The crew of PT-73 get into trouble when they back the wrong horse in a race. Now they have to come up with a way to raise the money to pay off the winners.

Director:

Edward Montagne

Writers:

Si Rose (story), Frank Gill Jr.,

Stars:

Ernest Borgnine, Tim Conway, Joe Flynn

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ernest Borgnine	...	Lt. Commander Quinton McHale
Tim Conway	...	Ensign Charles Parker
Joe Flynn	...	Captain Wallace B. Binghamton
Bob Hastings	...	Lt. Elroy Carpenter
Gary Vinson	...	Quartermaster George Christopher (Christy)
John Wright	...	Willy Moss
Carl Ballantine	...	Torpedoman Lester Gruber
Billy Sands	...	Motor Machinist Mate Harrison Bell
Edson Stroll	...	Virgil Edwards
Gavin MacLeod	...	Seaman Joseph 'Happy' Hanes
Yoshio Yoda	...	Fuji Kobiaji
Jean Willes	...	Margot Monet
Claudine Longet	...	Andrea Bouchard
George Kennedy	...	Henri Le Clerc
Marcel Hillaire	...	Chief de Gendarmes

Storyline

The crew of PT-73 get into trouble when they back the wrong horse in a race. Now they have to come up with a way to raise the money to pay off the winners.

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Plot Keywords:

military | patrol boat | based on tv series | navy | p.t. boat

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Genres:

Comedy | War

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

June 1964 (USA)

Also Known As:

La flotte se mouille

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

"McHale's Navy's" PT 73 was a British-designed 70-foot Vosper MTB (Motor Torpedo Boat) built under license in the U.S. for export to Russia. World War II ended before the boat could be sent to the Soviet Union. The boat was used for shots of PT 73 underway at sea, while a full-scale mock-up was used for studio scenes. The real PT 73 in WWII was a 78-foot Higgins PT boat, assigned to the U.S. Navy's MTB Squadron 13, and was placed in service on August 12, 1942. PT 73 was destroyed to prevent capture after running aground while delivering supplies to guerrillas near Lubang Island in the Philippines, on January 15, 1945.

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Goofs

During the opening credits, a helicopter fly-by shot zooms in on the PT-73, showing McHale and a seaman (in blue shirt and white sailor hat) at the helm. In the next shot, as the PT-73 pulls up to an island dock, McHale and Ensign Parker are at the helm.

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Quotes

Lt. Commander Quinton McHale: An American PT crew with a hot Australian horse in a French race with a Japanese jockey... NO war was ever like THIS!

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Connections

Follows McHale's Navy (1962)

User Reviews

I love this movie, having not watched the show in twenty years The Movie was DELIGHTFUL

Joe Flynn, gone too soon . . . the outtakes of the TV show prove he was funnier "off screen" than on. Ernest Borgnione, Tim Conway and the rest of the gang remind me of Peanuts at sea (Charlie Brown, Linus, Snoopy, etc. at sea). Just as Charlie Brown and Linus hang-out on the ledge of the stone wall in the comic strip--the crazy gang of Mchale's Navy do the same. And the movie is in color! Its two hours (about) of comedy that is unmatched by this generation. Mchale's navy now would be just a bunch of put-down humor and Adam sandler jokes. It was funny when Tim Conway ventures near the occupied hut and funnier when we see what runs out on a Japanese Island in the pacific. Boy oh Boy . . . .Mchale's Navy . . . the show, the movie there's not much difference except the color . . . thanks guys for a wonderful time. Mchale's Navy forever!!! the movie and the show . . . Joe Flynn singing with the boys in the outtake is a must see!!!!! Thanks again: a real laugh riot -everytime